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A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements.

USA115th CongressS-345| Senate 
| Updated: 2/8/2017
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (2)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Workplace Advancement Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discharging or retaliating against any employee because such employee has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed comparative compensation information for the purpose of determining whether the employer is compensating an employee in a manner that provides equal pay for equal work. The prohibition does not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of the employee's job functions discloses such wages to an individual who has no access to them, except in response to a charge or complaint or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action with respect to prohibited sex discrimination, including an investigation conducted by the employer. It is the sense of Congress that: (1) gender-based discrimination in wages or compensation violates existing law, and (2) Congress recommits itself to the principles of equal pay for equal work.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1890
Introduced in House
  • February 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1890
    Introduced in House

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-819: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1869: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1890: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements.
Employment discrimination and employee rightsLabor standardsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWages and earningsWomen's employment

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements.

USA115th CongressS-345| Senate 
| Updated: 2/8/2017
Workplace Advancement Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discharging or retaliating against any employee because such employee has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed comparative compensation information for the purpose of determining whether the employer is compensating an employee in a manner that provides equal pay for equal work. The prohibition does not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of the employee's job functions discloses such wages to an individual who has no access to them, except in response to a charge or complaint or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action with respect to prohibited sex discrimination, including an investigation conducted by the employer. It is the sense of Congress that: (1) gender-based discrimination in wages or compensation violates existing law, and (2) Congress recommits itself to the principles of equal pay for equal work.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1890
Introduced in House
  • February 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1890
    Introduced in House
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (2)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-819: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1869: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1890: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employment discrimination and employee rightsLabor standardsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWages and earningsWomen's employment