VA SB419 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-07 - Continued to 2019 in Finance (11-Y 5-N)
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-07 - Continued to 2019 in Finance (11-Y 5-N)
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Equal pay irrespective of sex. Amends the existing law requiring equal pay for equal work irrespective of sex to (i) prohibit unequal provision of benefits and privileges on the basis of sex; (ii) prohibit employers from punishing employees for sharing salary information with their coworkers; and (iii) authorize a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to an employee who substantially prevails on the merits in an action for wrongful withholding of wages or benefits and privileges. The measure also deletes the exemption for employers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act from the Commonwealth's prohibition on discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex.
Title
Discriminating between employees on the basis of sex; payment of wages.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2019 in Finance (11-Y 5-N) (Y: 11 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-07 | Senate | Continued to 2019 in Finance (11-Y 5-N) |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-15 | Senate | Rereferred to Commerce and Labor |
| 2018-01-15 | Senate | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2018-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100949D |
