Bill115th CongressFiled May 11, 2017Labor and Employment
H.R. 2418
Pay Equity for All Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 11, 2017)
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.
What just happenedMay 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Who’s behind it
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large](D-DC)Sponsor
35 cosponsors35 D
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- Introduced in HouseMay 11, 2017
- May 11, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education and the Workforce Committee - May 11, 2017IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E627)
- May 11, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 11, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House