3.0.0 5237 2023-01-11T13:33:02Z 2023-01-11T13:33:02Z House HR 2016-05-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 76 (Friday, May 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas:H.R. 5237.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H2386]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:45:58Z Referred to 2016-05-13T13:02:20Z Paycheck Fairness Act 114 1619 HR 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act 114 83 S 2015-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Paycheck Fairness Act 114 862 S 2015-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Workplace Advancement Act 114 875 S 2015-03-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS GAP Act 114 2070 S 2015-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Workplace Advancement Act 114 2200 S 2015-10-26 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278. Related bill CRS GAP Act 114 2773 S 2016-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2016-09-19 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2016-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2016-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 N M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2016-05-19 False C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2016-07-25 False Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2016-09-27 False Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rights Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Wages and earnings Women's employment Labor and Employment 00 2016-05-13 Introduced in House 2016-05-23T19:05:07Z Workplace Advancement Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discharging or retaliating against any employee because such employee has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed comparative compensation information for the purpose of determining whether the employer is compensating an employee in a manner that provides equal pay for equal work.

The prohibition does not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of the employee's job functions discloses such wages to an individual who has no access to them, except in response to a charge or complaint or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action with respect to prohibited sex discrimination, including an investigation conducted by the employer.

]]> Workplace Advancement Act Display Title Workplace Advancement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Workplace Advancement Act Introduced in House 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5237ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5237ih.xml 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.