H.R.1869: Paycheck Fairness Act

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201 (200 Democrats, 1 Republican)

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Paycheck Fairness Act This bill amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay...

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April 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
April 4, 2017

Introduced in the House by Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

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