| Committee/Subcommittee: | Activity: | |
| Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | Referral | |
| Bill: | Relationship: |
| H.R.541 | Identical bill identified by CRS |
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| Sen Akaka, Daniel K. - 3/25/1999 | Sen Baucus, Max - 7/17/2000 |
| Sen Bingaman, Jeff - 10/4/1999 | Sen Boxer, Barbara - 1/19/1999 |
| Sen Breaux, John B. - 1/19/1999 | Sen Bryan, Richard H. - 5/11/2000 |
| Sen Cleland, Max - 1/27/2000 | Sen Dodd, Christopher J. - 2/4/1999 |
| Sen Durbin, Richard J. - 1/19/1999 | Sen Feingold, Russell D. - 3/25/1999 |
| Sen Feinstein, Dianne - 1/19/1999 | Sen Harkin, Tom - 5/8/2000 |
| Sen Hollings, Ernest F. - 1/21/1999 | Sen Johnson, Tim - 4/15/1999 |
| Sen Kennedy, Edward M. - 1/19/1999 | Sen Kerrey, J. Robert - 1/19/1999 |
| Sen Kerry, John F. - 1/19/1999 | Sen Landrieu, Mary L. - 1/19/1999 |
| Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. - 1/19/1999 | Sen Leahy, Patrick J. - 1/19/1999 |
| Sen Levin, Carl - 7/25/2000 | Sen Lincoln, Blanche - 11/10/1999 |
| Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. - 1/19/1999 | Sen Murray, Patty - 1/19/1999 |
| Sen Reed, Jack - 1/19/1999 | Sen Reid, Harry M. - 1/19/1999 |
| Sen Robb, Charles S. - 1/19/1999 | Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. - 5/18/2000 |
| Sen Torricelli, Robert G. - 1/19/1999 | Sen Wellstone, Paul D. - 1/19/1999 |
| Sen Wyden, Ron - 1/19/1999 |
Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages (such FLSA prohibitions are also known as the Equal Pay Act).
(Sec. 3) Amends FLSA to provide for enhanced enforcement of equal pay requirements, adding a nonretaliation requirement. Increases penalties for such violations. Provides for the Secretary of Labor to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in such cases.
(Sec. 4) 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.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to 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 convening a national summit and carrying out other specified activities.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop guidelines for employer evaluations of job categories based on objective criteria, to be used voluntarily by employers to compare wages for different jobs to determine if pay scales adequately and fairly reflect each job's educational and skill requirements, independence, working conditions, and responsibility, in order to eliminate unfair pay disparities between occupations traditionally dominated by men or women; and (2) establish a program to recognize employers who use such guidelines to ensure that women are paid fairly in comparison to men without lowering men's wages. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for employers to carry out such evaluations.
(Sec. 7) Establishes the Robert Reich National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be evidenced by a medal. Sets forth criteria for specified types of entities to receive such an award.
(Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) take appropriate steps to increase the amount of information available with respect to wage disparities; and (2) consider ways to collect such information that maximize its utility, protect individual privacy, and minimize reporting burdens.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.