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H.R. 2418 — Pay Equity for All Act of 2017 | PoliFocus

H.R. 2418115th Congress

Pay Equity for All Act of 2017

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit certain practices by employers relating to restrictions on discussion of employees' and prospective employees' salary and benefit history, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

35 cosponsors

Subjects

Labor and Employment

Summary

Pay Equity for All Act of 2017

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make it an unlawful practice for an employer to:

screen prospective employees based on their previous wages or salary histories;
seek the previous wages or salary history of any prospective employee from any current or former employer of such employee; or
discharge or retaliate against any current or prospective employee because the employee opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this bill, made a complaint about any such act or practice, or testified or participated in an investigation.

The bill prescribes civil penalties for violations.

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Related Legislation

H.R. 1869Paycheck Fairness Act
2017-04-04Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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S. 819Paycheck Fairness Act
2017-04-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Legislative Actions

2017-05-11
Introduced in House
2017-05-11
Introduced in House
2017-05-11
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E627)
2017-05-11
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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