Paycheck Fairness Act

3.0.0 862 2023-01-11T13:27:47Z 2023-01-11T13:27:47Z Senate S 2015-03-25 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-25T17:38:07Z 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 Workplace Advancement Act 114 5237 HR 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS 2015-03-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-03-25 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-03-25 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-03-25 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2015-03-25 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-03-25 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-03-25 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-03-25 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2015-03-25 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-03-25 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-03-25 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2015-03-25 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2015-03-25 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-03-25 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-03-25 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-04-13 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-04-13 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-04-13 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-04-13 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-04-13 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2015-04-13 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-04-13 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-04-13 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-04-13 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-04-13 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2015-04-14 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-04-14 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-04-14 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2015-04-14 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-04-14 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-04-16 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-04-21 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-04-23 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2015-04-29 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2015-04-29 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-05-04 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-05-20 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-06-02 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2015-06-17 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2015-07-07 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-07-23 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-07-23 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-07-27 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-07-30 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2015-11-03 False Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Contracts and agency Department of Education Department of Labor Employment discrimination and employee rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Labor standards Public contracts and procurement Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Small business Wages and earnings Women's employment Labor and Employment

00 2015-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-07T19:43:11Z Paycheck Fairness Act

Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages.

Revises the exception to the prohibition for a wage rate differential based on any other factor other than sex. Limits such factors to bona fide factors, such as education, training, or experience.

States that the bona fide factor defense shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor: (1) is not based upon or derived from a sex-based differential in compensation, (2) is job-related with respect to the position in question, (3) is consistent with business necessity, and (4) accounts for the deferential in compensation at issue. Makes such defense inapplicable where the employee demonstrates that: (1) an alternative employment practice exists that would serve the same business purpose without producing such differential, and (2) the employer has refused to adopt such alternative practice.

Revises the prohibition against employer retaliation for employee complaints. Prohibits retaliation for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing the wages of the employee or another employee in response to a complaint or charge, or in furtherance of a sex discrimination investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, or an investigation conducted by the employer.

Makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages.

Makes employers who violate sex discrimination prohibitions liable in a civil action for either compensatory or (except for the federal government) punitive damages.

States that any action brought to enforce the prohibition against sex discrimination may be maintained as a class action in which individuals may be joined as party plaintiffs without their written consent.

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in a sex discrimination action.

Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Education to issue regulations or policy guidance to integrate such training into certain programs under their Departments.

Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public regarding the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women.

Establishes the Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women.

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation data and other employment-related data as anaylzed by the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in the enforcement of federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination.

Directs: (1) the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to continue to collect data on woman workers in the Current Employment Statistics survey, (2) the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to use specified types of methods in investigating compensation discrimination and in enforcing pay equity, and (3) the Secretary to make accurate information on compensation discrimination readily available to the public.

Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner [sic] of the EEOC jointly to develop technical assistance material to assist small businesses to comply with the requirements of this Act.]]>

Paycheck Fairness Act Display Title Paycheck Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Paycheck Fairness Act Introduced in Senate 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s862is/xml/BILLS-114s862is.xml 2015-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.