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115th Congress(2017-2018)
Workplace Advancement Act
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H. R. 1890 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1890


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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 4, 2017

Mr. Knight (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, and Mr. Young of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Workplace Advancement Act”.

SEC. 2. Enhanced enforcement of Equal Pay Act requirements.

Section 15(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 215(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(6) to discharge or in any other manner retaliate 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, except that this paragraph shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of such employee’s job functions discloses the wages of such other employees to an individual who does not otherwise have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a charge or complaint or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action under section 6(d), including an investigation conducted by the employer.

Nothing in paragraph (6) shall be construed to limit the rights of an employee provided under any other provision of law.”.

SEC. 3. Sense of Congress.

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 as enshrined in section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d); commonly referred to as the “Equal Pay Act of 1963”) and title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.).