Paycheck Fairness Act

Jun. 8, 2021 | H.R. 7

The Paycheck Fairness Act would update the Equal Pay Act. Although the 1963 law made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to male and female employees for the same work, wage disparities persist in both the private and public sectors, at every educational level, across the country. 

This bill would require employers to demonstrate that wage gaps truly result from factors unrelated to gender and prohibit retaliation against workers who discuss their pay with co-workers. It would also bring remedies and class-action procedures into conformance with those available for other civil rights claims, and strengthen the government’s ability to identify and remedy discrimination by requiring employers to report pay data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Senate blocked this legislation on June 8, 2021.

 

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