Bill116th CongressFiled Sep 9, 2019Taxation
S. 2445
Fair Share for Workers Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 9, 2019)
Fair Share for Workers Act
This bill imposes an additional tax on the income of corporations that have gross revenues in excess of $1 billion and a wage disparity level in excess of 3,000%. A "wage disparity level" is defined as the ratio of the annual salary of the highest compensated officer of the corporation to the median annual salary of all employees of the corporation.
What just happenedSep 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR](D-OR)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateSep 9, 2019
- Sep 9, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Sep 9, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate