WATCH LIST: Paycheck Fairness Act

• Pay Discrimination

Full text:

•  H.R. 1338 / S. 766

Summary:

The “Paycheck Fairness Act” (H.R. 1338 / S. 766) would amend the Equal Pay Act to stiffen penalties for employers in violation of the Equal Pay Act and to prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information with their coworkers. The Act would also require the Department of Labor to enhance outreach and training efforts to work with employers to eliminate pay disparities and to resume collecting and disseminating information about women workers. The Act would also create a new grant program that would help strengthen women’s salary negotiation skills.

Amendments in context:

• Changes in existing statutes proposed by the Paycheck Fairness Act