HOUSE 1864116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pay Equity for All Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-25Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-03-25Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E346)
- 2019-03-25Introduced in House
- 2019-03-25Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-25 (00)
Pay Equity for All Act of 2019
This bill makes it unlawful for an employer to
- rely on the wage history of a prospective employee in considering the employee for employment;
- rely on the wage history of a prospective employee in determining the employee's wages (with an exception);
- seek from a prospective employee or any current or former employer the wage history of the employee (with an exception); or
- discharge or retaliate against any employee or prospective employee because that employee is opposed to any act or practice made unlawful by this bill, or has taken an action for which discrimination is forbidden.
Cosponsors (16)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Employee hiring
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Personnel records
- Wages and earnings
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