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PA HB166
PA HB166Further providing for definitions and for wage rates; providing for additional violations; further providing for collection of unpaid wages and for penalties; and establishing the Equal Pay Commission.
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Introduced
01/28/2019
01/28/2019
In Committee
01/28/2019
01/28/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending the act of December 17, 1959 (P.L.1913, No.694), known as the Equal Pay Law, further providing for definitions and for wage rates; providing for additional violations; further providing for collection of unpaid wages and for penalties; and establishing the Equal Pay Commission.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Equal Pay Law to further define key terms like "comparable work" and "working conditions," prohibit certain employer actions that could lead to pay discrimination, extend the statute of limitations for filing pay discrimination claims, establish the Equal Pay Commission to investigate pay disparities, and increase the penalties for violations of the law. The bill aims to strengthen protections against gender-based pay discrimination in the workplace.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (38)
Maria Donatucci (D)*,
Donna Bullock (D),
Thomas Caltagirone (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Austin Davis (D),
Tina Davis (D),
Jason Dawkins (D),
Dan Deasy (D),
Dave Delloso (D),
Anthony DeLuca (D),
Frank Dermody (D),
Dan Frankel (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Neal Goodman (D),
Jordan Harris (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Brian Kirkland (D),
William Kortz (D),
Stephen McCarter (D),
Joanna McClinton (D),
Kyle Mullins (D),
Thomas Murt (R),
Ed Neilson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Harry Readshaw (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Christina Sappey (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Pete Schweyer (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Jared Solomon (D),
Jim Struzzi (R),
Mike Sturla (D),
Wendy Ullman (D),
Dan Williams (D),
Rosita Youngblood (D),
Last Action
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (on 01/28/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=166 | 01/25/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0166&pn=0140 | 01/29/2019 |
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