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S.205: Paycheck Fairness Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 3, 2021
- Latest Major Action Feb. 3, 2021
- See the sixteen similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
49 (47 Democrats, 2 Independent Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 3, 2021
Bill Summary
Paycheck Fairness Act This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. Specifically, it (1) limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, (2) enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 3, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Feb. 3, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Patty Murray (D-Wash.) |