H.R.1338 - Paycheck Fairness Act

To 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. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Paycheck Fairness Act as introduced.
  • Official: To 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. as introduced.

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08/06/08
Pay disparity legislation may help mend female wage gap

Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced HR 1338, The Paycheck Fairness Act. Among many things, the act would: Require employers seeking to justify unequal pay to ...

Source: OhMyGov!, DC
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08/04/08
Paycheck Fairness Act Passes House

Last week, the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338) passed the House by a vote of 247-178. The measure, which would lift the cap on damages that can be awarded ...

Source: Occupational Health Safety, TX
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08/04/08
House oks Paycheck Fairness Act for female workers

Bush's Office of Management and Budget said his senior advisors would strongly recommend he veto HR 1338. They charge it would open the way to unlimited ...

Source: People's Weekly World
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08/03/08
Black lawmakers applaud passage of slavery resolution, higher ed

The Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338), approved by a 247 to 178 vote, will strengthen the landmark Equal Pay Act and close the loopholes that have allowed ...

Source: Redding News Review, GA
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08/01/08
Bob Filner Votes to Ensure Equal Pay for Equal Work

The Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338), approved by a 247 to 178 vote, will strengthen the landmark Equal Pay Act and close the loopholes that have allowed ...

Source: Imperial Valley News, CA
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08/01/08
Bono Mack criticized by Bornstein over her vote

... R-Palm Springs, for her 45th Congressional District seat, said Bono Mack's vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, HR 1338, “is another demonstration that ...

Source: The Desert Sun, CA
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07/31/08
Congress candidates spar over women's pay

... R-Palm Springs, for her 45th Congressional District seat, said Bono Mack's vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, HR 1338, "is another demonstration that ...

Source: The Desert Sun, CA
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07/31/08
House Passes Bill to Close Pay Gap Between Women and Men

by Mike Hall, Aug 1, 2008 The Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338) won House approval (247–178) last night. The bill to help close the wage gap between women’s ...

Source: AFL-CIO, DC
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07/30/08
Single women still face uphill battle

... with Single Working Women’s Week beginning Sunday, the US House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, HR 1338. ...

Source: Tahlequah Daily Press, OK
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07/30/08
James Sherk: No need to harm businesses to get equal pay for women

The proposed Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA, HR 1338), pending in Congress, undermines this policy. In the United States, men earn more on average than women. ...

Source: The Union Leader, NH
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07/30/08
Female democratic lawmakers hold rally, request passage of fair ...

... also focused on another pay equity bill pending before Congress, the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338/S. 766). Mikulski was joined by Lilly Ledbetter, ...

Source: CCH
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07/30/08
Paycheck Fairness Bill Necessary to Strengthen Equal Pay Protections

WASHINGTON - July 31 - The American Civil Liberties Union urges the House of Representatives to pass HR 1338, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would amend ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
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07/30/08
House Passes Bill to Help Close Gender Wage Gap

By a 247 to 178 vote, the committee passed the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338), introduced by US Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a bill that will strengthen the ...

Source: American Chronicle, CA
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07/29/08
Don’t expect enactment of law addressing pay discrimination

The bill, HR 1338, would require that compensation be more transparent and that employers be held more accountable for pay discrimination. ...

Source: Kansas City Star, MO
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07/29/08
Congressional Feminists Resurrect "Comparable Worth" Legislation

HR 1338 would amend the word "establishment" to mean workplaces in the same county or political district. It also invites the Equal Employment Opportunity ...

Source: Right Side News, GA
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07/23/08
ACLU Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act

WASHINGTON - July 24 - The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the House Education and Labor Committee to pass HR 1338, the Paycheck Fairness Act, ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
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07/11/07
Paycheck Fairness Act Moves in the US House

The US House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protection held its second hearing yesterday on the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338). ...

Source: Ms. Magazine, CA
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07/11/07
Paycheck Fairness Act Moves in the US House

The US House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protection held its second hearing yesterday on the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338). ...

Source: Feminist Majority Foundation
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