STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
S. 3220 – Paycheck Fairness Act
(Sen. Mikulski, D-MD, and
31 cosponsors)
The Administration
strongly supports Senate passage of S. 3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Women
continue to earn substantially less than men for performing the same
work. Women earn only 77 cents for every dollar men earn,
with women of color at an even greater disadvantage with 64 cents on the dollar
for African American women and 56 cents for Hispanic women. As more
and more American families rely on women's wages for a significant portion of
their income, the pay gap hurts not only women, but the families that depend on
them.
The Paycheck Fairness
Act is commonsense legislation that strengthens the Equal Pay Act and would
give women the tools they need to fight pay discrimination. This
bill would address the pay gap by enhancing enforcement of equal pay
laws. Specifically, it would prohibit retaliation against employees who
ask about or discuss wage information, and would provide more effective
remedies for women subjected to discriminatory pay practices. S. 3220
would strengthen the Equal Pay Act by closing judicially-created loopholes for
employer defenses and by bringing its class action rules into conformity with
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. S. 3220 also requires the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission to collect pay data to enable better enforcement
of laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
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