<enum>I</enum><header>Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009</header>
<section id="H27B0332219D74B4888C4805D6291D591" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of
2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C3C5B681B074C80B410C8C8CF4FFBEC"><enum>2.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8C08427F467E4E32B8690066393DF8A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Supreme Court
in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007),
significantly impairs statutory protections against discrimination in
compensation that Congress established and that have been bedrock principles of
American law for decades. The Ledbetter decision undermines those statutory
protections by unduly restricting the time period in which victims of
discrimination can challenge and recover for discriminatory compensation
decisions or other practices, contrary to the intent of Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CB7CF0BD9CF408FBFDF61315CB308BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The limitation
imposed by the Court on the filing of discriminatory compensation claims
ignores the reality of wage discrimination and is at odds with the robust
application of the civil rights laws that Congress intended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H147BF055EBDA4EAAA5AA003F41363914"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With regard to any charge of discrimination
under any law, nothing in this Act is intended to preclude or limit an
aggrieved person’s right to introduce evidence of an unlawful employment
practice that has occurred outside the time for filing a charge of
discrimination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28E888A9771144AD9C5400F5B6C679BD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act is intended to change
current law treatment of when pension distributions are considered paid.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H50B9BF251333416D88850954E6105404"><enum>3.</enum><header>Discrimination in
compensation because of race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 706(e) of the
<act-name>Civil Rights Act of 1964</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5(e)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93E20B6E701B44E5BBA689A402FF9545" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H350E26C3BE344EA896DDEE2717E16F58" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBB334B58BE24401181BC6B1FCC865EF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, an unlawful
employment practice occurs, with respect to discrimination in compensation in
violation of this title, when a discriminatory compensation decision or other
practice is adopted, when an individual becomes subject to a discriminatory
compensation decision or other practice, or when an individual is affected by
application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice,
including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting
in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90642832BE6144EBA1C9651BBAEC22AC" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any relief authorized by
section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), liability may accrue
and an aggrieved person may obtain relief as provided in subsection (g)(1),
including recovery of back pay for up to two years preceding the filing of the
charge, where the unlawful employment practices that have occurred during the
charge filing period are similar or related to unlawful employment practices
with regard to discrimination in compensation that occurred outside the time
for filing a
charge.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H6C401C52FE2C4570BD5C2301265BAF65"><enum>4.</enum><header>Discrimination in
compensation because of age</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(d) of the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 626(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H83CCA796B3454EC3B566765C4DC25600"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="H57AEF168BCD944DA002893011DB83E22"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6ED0EE3B4A854C938B913FB156E7D38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>(d)(1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7D45D72DE99422FB1E101ED9C012232"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by striking <quote>Upon</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H018688F2906A4BEC0016B8BDEA5D323" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H104E35505EE64682BEB093FE50110001" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC66D7C200FF4F14B8566400AE47337"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFA592880B564FB48C3519C6A4267FAC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFB001777A2584B619047D77E35A42039" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, an unlawful
practice occurs, with respect to discrimination in compensation in violation of
this Act, when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is
adopted, when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation
decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by application of a
discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time
wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part
from such a decision or other
practice.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF22DFB0734BB4615BE3D31A0B591279C"><enum>5.</enum><header>Application to
other laws</header>
<subsection id="H95F94D8C5829411AA2941F85F2DD9EA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990</header><text>The amendments made by section 3 shall
apply to claims of discrimination in compensation brought under title I and
section 503 of the <act-name>Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq., 12203), pursuant to section 107(a) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 12117(a)), which adopts the powers, remedies, and procedures set forth
in section 706 of the <act-name>Civil Rights Act of 1964</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
2000e–5).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9E69E8F92CED429E84D00989845B09A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rehabilitation
Act of 1973</header><text>The amendments made by section 3 shall apply to
claims of discrimination in compensation brought under sections 501 and 504 of
the <act-name>Rehabilitation Act of 1973</act-name> (29 U.S.C. 791, 794),
pursuant to—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C18008CA3E14FF79324C5F91B9B82CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sections 501(g)
and 504(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 791(g), 794(d)), respectively, which adopt
the standards applied under title I of the <act-name>Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990</act-name> for determining whether a violation has
occurred in a complaint alleging employment discrimination; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1EAF38D57870484BA0723165DA6600CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>paragraphs (1) and
(2) of section 505(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 794a(a)) (as amended by subsection
(c)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6F1A1F0C2314E3C82DF842752B79EFF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HDDDE97A0A2584A3E9ECEEC12D2A95E06"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rehabilitation
Act of 1973</header><text>Section 505(a) of the <act-name>Rehabilitation Act of
1973</act-name> (29 U.S.C. 794a(a)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F9A44F625184965B0F2705989C329EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting after <quote>(42 U.S.C. 2000e–5 (f) through (k))</quote> the
following: <quote>(and the application of section 706(e)(3) (42 U.S.C.
2000e–5(e)(3)) to claims of discrimination in compensation)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H80F5E0E66EDA4FD98099CFBD1C008D7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting after <quote>1964</quote> the following: <quote>(42 U.S.C. 2000d
et seq.) (and in subsection (e)(3) of section 706 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
2000e–5), applied to claims of discrimination in compensation)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0124035AF8E54A4A861D7517CE2D4300"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil Rights Act
of 1964</header><text>Section 717 of the <act-name>Civil Rights Act of
1964</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H730A8D9AC0804C1500438200FE217767" style="traditional">
<subsection commented="no" id="HD73957E69E9B42DAA8C9B7505CA5670"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 706(e)(3) shall apply to complaints
of discrimination in compensation under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7757FAEA8ABC4DEAA058FBFEE1A6BFF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(f) of the <act-name>Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967</act-name> (29 U.S.C. 633a(f)) is
amended by striking <quote>of section</quote> and inserting <quote>of sections
7(d)(3) and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3E2632CD28B47CF918F51F200256F2E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title and the
amendments made by this title, take effect as if enacted on May 28, 2007, and
apply to all claims of discrimination in compensation under title VII of the
<act-name>Civil Rights Act of 1964</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), the
<act-name>Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967</act-name> (29 U.S.C.
621 et seq.), title I and section 503 of the <act-name>Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990</act-name>, and sections 501 and 504 of the
<act-name>Rehabilitation Act of 1973</act-name>, that are pending on or after
that date.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Paycheck Fairness
Act </header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD96E2673FE7C4E1C944EC5C0CB699B21" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Paycheck Fairness
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HD7D923B43AD6464DA0BD9328BA059593"><enum>202.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H78113798702F489A8A5E54EF437AF444"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Women have entered
the workforce in record numbers over the past 50 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20DA45C67CB74B8BBA87DABBD6CD40F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Despite the
enactment of the Equal Pay Act in 1963, many women continue to earn
significantly lower pay than men for equal work. These pay disparities exist in
both the private and governmental sectors. In many instances, the pay
disparities can only be due to continued intentional discrimination or the
lingering effects of past discrimination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA6E558CC43342028E785B38332923C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The existence of
such pay disparities—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC1413F1B76AD4890A565A6D4D0BAE92A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>depresses the
wages of working families who rely on the wages of all members of the family to
make ends meet;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF92AA9CC0EF6443EBFCC8F16DC630191"><enum>(B)</enum><text>undermines women's
retirement security, which is often based on earnings while in the
workforce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H081A08BC1098439AA265D7A52003EC32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prevents the
optimum utilization of available labor resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECBA09792B9B49FCAB9B97365DAF901C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has been spread
and perpetuated, through commerce and the channels and instrumentalities of
commerce, among the workers of the several States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0A29C0229534F49843F7DF35E5921C7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>burdens commerce
and the free flow of goods in commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H191DB3E9FCD74ED2A0B1D2C821BFF37F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>constitutes an
unfair method of competition in commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8078F839999450A8D95235A14012F7D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>leads to labor
disputes burdening and obstructing commerce and the free flow of goods in
commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA527A3E76B5341F788055FF983AA3413"><enum>(H)</enum><text>interferes with
the orderly and fair marketing of goods in commerce; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DEC2748E1AF4338AAFA85FBFE22A8E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in many instances,
may deprive workers of equal protection on the basis of sex in violation of the
5th and 14th amendments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12EBD183434E4F5A995A09A6C3C56039"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3C2190F6A5BE4B5DA21AF4AD6C71FF79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Artificial barriers to
the elimination of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex
continue to exist decades after the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) and the <act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">Civil
Rights Act of 1964</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA06C229364354347BDDAEBA718BBC5DD" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">These barriers have resulted, in
significant part, because the Equal Pay Act has not worked as Congress
originally intended. Improvements and modifications to the law are necessary to
ensure that the Act provides effective protection to those subject to pay
discrimination on the basis of their sex.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C0E20768A214D0AAADD186C0B156C07" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Elimination of such barriers would
have positive effects, including—</text>
<clause id="H75F9509481E44DD9B5C9DA6B83EF53E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing a solution to problems in
the economy created by unfair pay disparities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H084F2487284F4585AF7AD66A6A1C4EB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>substantially reducing the number
of working women earning unfairly low wages, thereby reducing the dependence on
public assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="H81D980C5C4574A83A4A1B8451656DF5C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>promoting stable families by
enabling all family members to earn a fair rate of pay;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5AC49FD40B5E472D9133194415DE6DF9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>remedying the effects of past
discrimination on the basis of sex and ensuring that in the future workers are
afforded equal protection on the basis of sex; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF82EF4B56176446DA4C176F7FAF0034F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensuring equal protection pursuant
to Congress’ power to enforce the 5th and 14th amendments.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1259752BEABD47D2A0A86D1E7BE18171"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Labor and the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission have important and unique responsibilities to
help ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1752C58067C42A9B0C4FE35E8A26A87"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Labor is responsible
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D213D50755741439C2AC5415F00E466"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collecting and making publicly available
information about women’s pay;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F6A4DA9BE3D4703A1B9D4490AA86004"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring that companies receiving Federal
contracts comply with anti-discrimination affirmative action requirements of
Executive Order No. 11246 (relating to equal employment opportunity);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F10602B90BA4504AC551B54C963433A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminating information about women’s
rights in the workplace;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C953254030C4C7CAAFD552D07D4B926"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">helping women who have been victims of pay
discrimination obtain a remedy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA57A24AC238641E2A283CD921182AC44"><enum>(E)</enum><text>being proactive in
investigating and prosecuting equal pay violations, especially systemic
violations, and in enforcing all of its mandates.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1E11B74DDF94F2EBEE4CF8A6CF48B01"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
is the primary enforcement agency for claims made under the Equal Pay Act, and
issues regulations and guidance on appropriate interpretations of the
law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD9FD8BF2AE64C809022F8FD8D92F278"><enum>(8)</enum><text>With a stronger
commitment by the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission to their responsibilities, increased information as a result of the
amendments made by this Act to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, wage data, and more
effective remedies, women will be better able to recognize and enforce their
rights.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAC301FC99894F75AFE82B9394285228"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Certain employers
have already made great strides in eradicating unfair pay disparities in the
workplace and their achievements should be recognized.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC39991D34EBD46F69A40FBDE1A6DD1AD"><enum>203.</enum><header>Enhanced
enforcement of equal pay requirements</header>
<subsection id="H84944205981841BF909E69A37001E5B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bona-fide factor
defense and modification of same establishment requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC186BA3F3404CF9B9A152611F60C05E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>No employer having</quote> and inserting <quote>(A) No employer
having</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF348DBD6A69D48EAB54314D47EAE9AEB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>any other factor other than sex</quote> and inserting <quote>a bona fide
factor other than sex, such as education, training, or experience</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38C81FD58E0549F7B110BA24950EEDE0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8232F74B2E14B6CAF651F3FCE5632F2" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="H384722CCC5DD4286A5F76E2C13CF5AD1" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The bona fide factor defense described in
subparagraph (A)(iv) shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such
factor: (i) is not based upon or derived from a sex-based differential in
compensation; (ii) is job-related with respect to the position in question; and
(iii) is consistent with business necessity. Such defense shall not apply where
the employee demonstrates that an alternative employment practice exists that
would serve the same business purpose without producing such differential and
that the employer has refused to adopt such alternative practice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BE47E503D1D4C4788582DDD5C9EC012" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), employees
shall be deemed to work in the same establishment if the employees work for the
same employer at workplaces located in the same county or similar political
subdivision of a State. The preceding sentence shall not be construed as
limiting broader applications of the term <term>establishment</term> consistent
with rules prescribed or guidance issued by the Equal Opportunity Employment
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9818448757304523B5FC06282DE50689"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonretaliation
provision</header><text>Section 15 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 215(a)(3)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0C14867289AC48B68A735D18C3C3DF38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3), by striking <quote>employee has filed</quote> and all that follows and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5A2AAD4401C0416B9A24EE8602D796B8" style="OLC">
<text>employee—</text><subparagraph id="HBDF126177E9344FC890B002DB358B64C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has made a charge or filed any complaint or
instituted or caused to be instituted any investigation, proceeding, hearing,
or action under or related to this Act, including an investigation conducted by
the employer, or has testified or is planning to testify or has assisted or
participated in any manner in any such investigation, proceeding, hearing or
action, or has served or is planning to serve on an industry Committee;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAE0846523C2450886E5B99FB9B85E41"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has inquired about, discussed or disclosed
the wages of the employee or another
employee.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37A7B26159C54834BE0F6E1B1108359E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC2988376E7842BFBE6A6BCF410B15A2" style="traditional">
<subsection id="HF428616874FD4035A7F630CCCB6B9BDF"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(3)(B) shall not apply to
instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other
employees as a part of such employee’s essential job functions discloses the
wages of such other employees to individuals who do not otherwise have access
to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a complaint or
charge or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action
under section 6(d), including an investigation conducted by the employer.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the rights of an
employee provided under any other provision of
law.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H571D1BC8E66448E4BBBE3EDD59FFFB1D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enhanced
penalties</header><text>Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7B068668D8B441E3927407EC3416F7BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after
the first sentence the following: <quote>Any employer who violates section 6(d)
shall additionally be liable for such compensatory damages, or, where the
employee demonstrates that the employer acted with malice or reckless
indifference, punitive damages as may be appropriate, except that the United
States shall not be liable for punitive damages.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26963F1F029746F590CBF103B03F39F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the sentence
beginning <quote>An action to</quote>, by striking <quote>either of the
preceding sentences</quote> and inserting <quote>any of the preceding sentences
of this subsection</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD8956E952364907A915364D5DD26A54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the sentence
beginning <quote>No employees shall</quote>, by striking <quote>No
employees</quote> and inserting <quote>Except with respect to class actions
brought to enforce section 6(d), no employee</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF28B4D834DFB439CB564EDF4ACB94B94"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
the sentence referred to in paragraph (3), the following:
<quote>Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, any action brought
to enforce section 6(d) may be maintained as a class action as provided by the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F592755D9A847A3A903E3196705DF54"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the sentence
beginning <quote>The court in</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD61F6A54BB140B4A68919BE941A7B44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>in such action</quote> and inserting <quote>in any action brought to
recover the liability prescribed in any of the preceding sentences of this
subsection</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H523176D6795843C0B3654A4999BEA1FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period the following: <quote>, including expert fees</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H72D4197F79DD4457AFB701659EE1C899"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Action by
Secretary</header><text>Section 16(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6021F872640C46FE8642AFCB0FA56944"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C7F354BBEE84C1CB98203778984A1C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or, in the case of a violation of section 6(d), additional compensatory
or punitive damages, as described in subsection (b),</quote> before <quote>and
the agreement</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C1A9DDF3A6041ACAA855B81F0985CD0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period the following: <quote>, or such compensatory or punitive
damages, as appropriate</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H976D8EDD570548569E8CE6C0FC5C04EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by inserting before the period the following: <quote>and, in the case
of a violation of section 6(d), additional compensatory or punitive damages, as
described in subsection (b)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0D8CFD067C24EA6B13BA5F12E847F05"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by striking <quote>the first sentence</quote> and inserting
<quote>the first or second sentence</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C3B2DE65AED498E8E26EFA17541A796"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the last
sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4BD601A04E2F48A79306695A9E5C0B98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>commenced in the case</quote> and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF799F9EE92EB46FD9FA59F24EC548DCD">
<text>commenced—</text><paragraph id="HF119F373F7954736A1848492B58AA064"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the
case</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5BF1353A1C94B5981829473EA82C0A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H014394F4E66B4B619E68BDE5C76F063C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H47CB2920763F42AEB94DC01B59CFC353">
<paragraph id="H1FD9E6FEE03743BBA96364132A5A05B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a
class action brought to enforce section 6(d), on the date on which the
individual becomes a party plaintiff to the class
action.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB7B20321780A466EABE9F929225B9797"><enum>204.</enum><header>Training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, subject to the
availability of funds appropriated under section 210, shall provide training to
Commission employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving
discrimination in the payment of wages.</text>
</section><section id="H4E22817737224358A994C2DA35183CAD"><enum>205.</enum><header>Negotiation
skills training for girls and women</header>
<subsection id="H1CE54B167A994F2286355342182751A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="H5539CF372E8949ED9D677707F9B6EDF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor, after consultation with the
Secretary of Education, is authorized to establish and carry out a grant
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A08C68A138548B1963DEBC3ACAD5254"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>In
carrying out the program, the Secretary of Labor may make grants on a
competitive basis to eligible entities, to carry out negotiation skills
training programs for girls and women.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53C1444D1DD145EDA13911FDE8C71FBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an entity shall be a public agency, such as a State, a local government in a
metropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Office of Management and
Budget), a State educational agency, or a local educational agency, a private
nonprofit organization, or a community-based organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D79DAD0969642C3B7B9F3AE4B7C1052"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an
application to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary of Labor may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1F2F3E89A0948EB8F96BC7D51C5098F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that receives
a grant under this subsection shall use the funds made available through the
grant to carry out an effective negotiation skills training program that
empowers girls and women. The training provided through the program shall help
girls and women strengthen their negotiation skills to allow the girls and
women to obtain higher salaries and rates of compensation that are equal to
those paid to similarly-situated male employees.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H551F65C88F36415FA6897590BD8A058A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Incorporating
training into existing programs</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education shall issue regulations or policy guidance that provides
for integrating the negotiation skills training, to the extent practicable,
into programs authorized under—</text>
<paragraph id="HFD317258C2CD45368A4F637A618DBAB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of the
Secretary of Education, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education
Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and other programs carried out by the Department of
Education that the Secretary of Education determines to be appropriate;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H306F0A77725A49ECB256958EA32F1833"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of the
Secretary of Labor, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et
seq.), and other programs carried out by the Department of Labor that the
Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H29DDBB70195749AAA89D31EDB3C2C13B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education shall prepare and submit to Congress a report describing
the activities conducted under this section and evaluating the effectiveness of
such activities in achieving the purposes of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBFB9E55A23384371BADE18E6581D22DF"><enum>206.</enum><header>Research,
education, and outreach</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Labor shall conduct studies and provide information to employers,
labor organizations, and the general public concerning the means available to
eliminate pay disparities between men and women, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H58C72BB2545D430B98ED8A87EEF72B73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conducting and
promoting research to develop the means to correct expeditiously the conditions
leading to the pay disparities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1066C4E620D4CDA9A507D803E5AB352"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publishing and
otherwise making available to employers, labor organizations, professional
associations, educational institutions, the media, and the general public the
findings resulting from studies and other materials, relating to eliminating
the pay disparities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC63AA8354B784D52929129DBA19C9021"><enum>(3)</enum><text>sponsoring and
assisting State and community informational and educational programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A516F713793496DB9B709E7B46997B4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing
information to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, and
other interested persons on the means of eliminating the pay
disparities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE6B15879C024E168E78C8B83BE33AF0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recognizing and
promoting the achievements of employers, labor organizations, and professional
associations that have worked to eliminate the pay disparities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23229BDF1C0E4DE7A26FCDE6818B2373"><enum>(6)</enum><text>convening a
national summit to discuss, and consider approaches for rectifying, the pay
disparities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HEB00FDB4FA374738B0069FE6980BD474"><enum>207.</enum><header>Establishment
of the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace</header>
<subsection id="HBAC7372DAEAE40DBAB831A465F9091A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
the Secretary of Labor’s National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which
shall be awarded, as appropriate, to encourage proactive efforts to comply with
section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H50AF5ECC40514514BCDBC8637D771542"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria for
qualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
of Labor shall set criteria for receipt of the award, including a requirement
that an employer has made substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities
between men and women, and deserves special recognition as a consequence of
such effort. The Secretary shall establish procedures for the application and
presentation of the award.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H969078C29BAB403C80B52281E5BB4EAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Business</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>employer</term> includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H59DCAF67DA664E9CAF9D8C0B6F9FCE3E"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H00923320F7534209B0BCDAE0A59C3F96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a corporation, including
a nonprofit corporation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H782783B9DE21470FA725B988ED80B4C3" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a partnership;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4788601A5C274230B277B1BF247744AD" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a professional association;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA83459F84D64486487638BBE09AAC078" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a labor organization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H410B38544A3446C1BD01C10CE41EAE16" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a business entity similar to an entity
described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (D);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9F10F618AA64635BF731C5209098BBB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an entity carrying
out an education referral program, a training program, such as an
apprenticeship or management training program, or a similar program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FAE8BFBA0D644699EDAE98B1740FA62"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an entity carrying
out a joint program, formed by a combination of any entities described in
paragraph (1) or (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H068AE99244F24A8EB01B3BE4B15DD9F5"><enum>208.</enum><header>Collection of
pay information by the equal employment opportunity Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 709 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">Civil Rights Act of 1964</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
2000e–8) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Civil Rights Act of 1964" id="HAD2E2F1C06ED4304BD1A2D9406FB9164">
<subsection id="H976BA3142A9A40EC99C00393771CD213"><enum>(f)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE721E6E7760D40A684CE1F3A2FB39535"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H13E02D50D50D4B3C80E212B4289824AD" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete a survey of the data that is
currently available to the Federal Government relating to employee pay
information for use in the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay
discrimination and, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies,
identify additional data collections that will enhance the enforcement of such
laws; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H375567E21E4548DBAAD6817DF554D22F" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the results of the survey and
consultations under subparagraph (A), issue regulations to provide for the
collection of pay information data from employers as described by the sex,
race, and national origin of employees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H663CE20C04DE4FA6BA0B274066291720" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In implementing paragraph (1), the
Commission shall have as its primary consideration the most effective and
efficient means for enhancing the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay
discrimination. For this purpose, the Commission shall consider factors
including the imposition of burdens on employers, the frequency of required
reports (including which employers should be required to prepare reports),
appropriate protections for maintaining data confidentiality, and the most
effective format for the data collection
reports.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H5DF8B78AD9C54D65A6B6B10E8B435AC0"><enum>209.</enum><header>Reinstatement
of pay equity programs and pay equity data collection</header>
<subsection id="H1CC43DEE5FEE44B4BDAA06CD88C836C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bureau of Labor
Statistics data collection</header><text>The Commissioner of Labor Statistics
shall continue to collect data on women workers in the Current Employment
Statistics survey.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7AE16CDCE9FB4CF0BB640EFE081B2729"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs initiatives</header><text>The Director of
the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall ensure that employees
of the Office—</text>
<paragraph id="H9A177BD629374C3C91BB3C52039131F4"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3C753B0ADC2B4A0FB49B2354B1996BCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall use the full range
of investigatory tools at the Office's disposal, including pay grade
methodology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B4B3A6A8CBF43A6BB6C86E2205E554F" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in considering evidence of possible
compensation discrimination—</text>
<clause id="H726FEB99110B4EFC8B0BEC5CC8E30310"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not limit its consideration
to a small number of types of evidence; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H459D8058E8534B7FB3891D693E58C8F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not limit its evaluation of
the evidence to a small number of methods of evaluating the evidence;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA77C882E40DC4DA7832D8CD6E940130A" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not require a multiple
regression analysis or anecdotal evidence for a compensation discrimination
case;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A9D6A6682D74F0A9063046005884901"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for purposes of
its investigative, compliance, and enforcement activities, shall define
<term>similarly situated employees</term> in a way that is consistent with and
not more stringent than the definition provided in item 1 of subsection A of
section 10–III of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Compliance Manual
(2000), and shall consider only factors that the Office's investigation reveals
were used in making compensation decisions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03CECC5126CE42EBBDE9CF300BD90275"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall reinstate the Equal Opportunity
Survey, as required by section 60–2.18 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations
(as in effect on September 7, 2006), designating not less than half of all
nonconstruction contractor establishments each year to prepare and file such
survey, and shall review and utilize the responses to such survey to identify
contractor establishments for further evaluation and for other enforcement
purposes as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H408ECF1FB6754EFA926B499A5056D792"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Department of
Labor distribution of wage discrimination information</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor shall make readily available (in print, on the Department of
Labor website, and through any other forum that the Department may use to
distribute compensation discrimination information), accurate information on
compensation discrimination, including statistics, explanations of employee
rights, historical analyses of such discrimination, instructions for employers
on compliance, and any other information that will assist the public in
understanding and addressing such discrimination.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE9891998AE684F17A015C23DA87230FF"><enum>210.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H93058094C6B44D409F79CE2951F18A0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7C84ACA78EAE472B92B564727637AFB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
Earmarks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of the grant program in
section 205 of this Act may be used for a Congressional earmark as defined in
clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A4A8046EBC14FDFBAB4217E8D311EB6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header>Small Business
Assistance</header>
<subsection id="H34E2C3DD26ED485D8AF3D1686860ECB3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title and the
amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date that is 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB9AF359F294B4C7EAAC87923AB84BB2E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
assistance materials</header><text>The Secretary of Labor and the Commissioner
of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall jointly develop technical
assistance material to assist small businesses in complying with the
requirements of this title and the amendments made by this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCD4FCDADA76E4C6EA62D9EF5E8A6F4A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Small
Businesses</header><text>A small business shall be exempt from the provisions
of this title to the same extent that such business is exempt from the
requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act pursuant to section 3(s)(1)(A)(i)
and (ii) of such Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9F06F43A24D4B379EA91DEFE5F280F1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Rule of
Construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
title, or in any amendments made by this title, shall affect the obligation of
employers and employees to fully comply with all applicable immigration laws,
including any penalties, fines, or other sanctions.</text>
</section>
Passed the House of
Representatives January 9, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.