Fair Pay Act of 2021

Summary

Fair Pay Act of 20 21 This bill requires employers to provide equal pay to employees for comparable or equivalent work. Specifically, employers may not discriminate against employees on the basis of sex, race, or national origin with respect to payment of wages or other conditions of employment for jobs that, although dissimilar, the requirements of which are equivalent, when viewed as a composite of skills, effort, responsibility, and working conditions. However, employers may pay different wages in accordance with seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or factors that the employer demonstrates are reasonably job-related, or further legitimate business interests. The bill allows compensatory or punitive damages for violations of this prohibition. The bill prohibits an employer from (1) discriminating against any individual who opposes any act or practice made illegal by this bill or for assisting in an investigation, or (2) discharging or discriminating against any employee who inquires about or discusses another employee's wages. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must assist employers, labor organizations, and the general public in implementing these provisions.

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Timeline

1. 26 March 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 2021

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E307)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 March 2021 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Fair Pay Act of 2023
• related to ← Fair Pay Act of 2019