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Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. 4/11/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of or any other discrimination against an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act, or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-114. Bill TextTo provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 11/8/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 31, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the Army Corps of Engineers.Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes projects for navigation, ecosystem or environmental restoration, and hurricane, flood, or storm damage reduction in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of, or any other discrimination against, an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2699-2700) Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of, or any other discrimination against, an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Business records, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Class actions (Civil procedure), Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional employees, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Damages, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Employee rights, Employers' liability, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Executive departments, Expert witnesses, Federal employees, Fees, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publications, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Hours of labor, Labor, Labor statistics, Labor unions, Law, Legal fees, Minimum wages, Pay equity, Position classification, Punitive damages, Racial discrimination, Right of privacy, Salaries, Sex discrimination, Small business, Wage restitution, Wages, Whistle blowing, Women, Women's employment
Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. 4/11/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of or any other discrimination against an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act, or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Airports, Alabama, Alaska, Animal diseases, Animals, Aquatic ecology, Aquatic pests, Aquatic plants, Aquifers, Arizona, Arkansas, Barrier islands, Beaches, Birds, Bridges, Budgets, California, Camping, Canals, Chesapeake Bay, Civil engineering, Coastal zone, Columbia River development, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Connecticut, Construction costs, Cost effectiveness, Dams, Data banks, Delaware, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Dredging, Droughts, Ecological research, Economic development, Economic policy, Ecosystem management, Education, Emergency management, Employee training, Endangered species, Energy, Energy security, Enterprise zones, Environmental assessment, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Estuaries, Everglades, Executive departments, Expedited congressional procedure, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to water pollution control, Federal aid to water resources development, Federal-Indian relations, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Fire prevention, Fisheries, Fishery management, Fishes, Flood control, Floodplains, Floods, Florida, Forest fires, Fund raising, Georgia, Government information, Government publications, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Governmental investigations, Great Lakes, Groundwater, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat conservation, Harbors, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Higher education, Historic sites, History, Hurricanes, Hydroelectric plants, Hydroelectric power, Idaho, Illinois, Indian lands, Indiana, Indians, Infrastructure, Inland water transportation, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intracoastal waterways, Iowa, Islands, Job training, Kansas, Kentucky, Lakes, Land transfers, Landfills, Law, Legislation, Licenses, Long Island Sound, Louisiana, Maine, Maps, Marine resources, Marine terminals, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mines and mineral resources, Minnesota, Minorities, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri River development, Montana, Multipurpose projects, Natural resources, Navigation, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Non-native species, Nonprofit organizations, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Outdoor recreation, Pennsylvania, Planning, Public lands, Puerto Rico, Real estate development, Recreation areas, Regional planning, Research and development, Reservoirs, Restoration ecology, Rhode Island, Riparian ecology, River basin commissions, Rivers, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Salmon, Science policy, Sediment control, Selenium, Shellfish, Shore protection, Social services, Solid wastes, South Carolina, Southwest (U.S.), Sports, St. Lawrence Seaway, State and local government, Storms, Sustainable development, Tennessee, Texas, Transportation, Tunnels, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington State, Waste disposal sites, Waste water treatment, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Water storage, Water supply, Waterfronts, Watersheds, Waterways, Weeds, West Virginia, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-114. Bill TextTo provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 11/8/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 31, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the Army Corps of Engineers.Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes projects for navigation, ecosystem or environmental restoration, and hurricane, flood, or storm damage reduction in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Apprenticeship, Awards, medals, prizes, Budgets, Business, Business records, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Class actions (Civil procedure), Commemorations, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Education, Department of Labor, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee rights, Employee training, Employers' liability, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Expert witnesses, Federal aid to education, Federal employees, Government and business, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Higher education, Job training, Labor, Labor statistics, Labor unions, Law, Legal fees, Pay equity, Personnel records, Politics and government, Position classification, Public contracts, Punitive damages, Sex discrimination, Supervisors, Surveys, Vocational education, Wages, Whistle blowing, Women, Women's education, Women's employment
Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2699-2700) Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor [...] show full description
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