US HB5237 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

US Congress House Bill 5237 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

Title

Workplace Advancement Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2016-05-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2016-05-13	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB1619 (Related) 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
SB83 (Related) 2015-01-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB862 (Related) 2015-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB875 (Related) 2015-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2070 (Related) 2015-09-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2200 (Related) 2015-10-26 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.
SB2773 (Related) 2016-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.