Fair Pay Restoration Act

A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.

7/20/2007--Introduced.
Fair Pay Restoration Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice, or when an individual is affected by application of the decision or practice, including each time compensation is paid. Accrues liability, and allows an aggrieved person to obtain relief including recovery of back pay for up to two years preceding the filing of the charge, where the unlawful employment practice that has occurred during the charge filing period is similar or related to a practice that occurred outside the charge filing period. Applies certain amendments made by this Act to claims of compensation discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to declare that an unlawful practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to the decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by the decision or practice, including each time compensation is paid.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
• and 45 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Barack Obama
  • Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
  • Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
  • Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
  • Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
• 1 more
  • Senate Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1843

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July 20, 2007

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• Sep 23, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
• Jan 24, 2008: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
• Jan 24, 2008: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-430. 10:00 a.m.
• Introduced on Jul 20, 2007.
• Jul 20, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9660-9661)
• Jul 20, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.2831

Related Issue Areas:

• Civil rights
• Age discrimination
• Aged
• Disabled
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• Discrimination against the disabled
• Discrimination in employment
• Labor
• Wage restitution
• Wages

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January 30, 2008 Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Senate to Restore Protections ...

The Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843) will restore the right to recourse for individuals facing employment discrimination by clarifying the current statute ...

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January 27, 2008 Golden pen award: Support needed for fair-pay legislation

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843). ...

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January 24, 2008 Senate Committee Hears Testimony on Need for Fair Pay Legislation

The ACLU urges the committee to support S. 1843 in order to fix a recent Supreme Court decision that undermines protections against discrimination in ...

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December 16, 2008 New Employment and Labor Laws in 2009

See Bill S.1843 at the THOMAS Legislative Database for more information. Family Leave Insurance Act. The House of Representatives first considered this Act in April 2008. If Congress passes the Act (or a similar replacement act) in 2009 ...

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December 08, 2008 Religious Action Center :: RACBlog: Looking Forward: WRJ in the ...

Healthy Families Act (H.R.1902, S.932, and S.1085) provides workers with paid sick leave; Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843) which, like its House-passed companion bill, eliminates the statute of limitations on seeking redress for pay ...

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November 27, 2008 Call Now for Equal Pay | NASW Advocacy Blog

Take Action! Background Last year the House passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act (HR 2381/S. 1843). Sen. Kennedy introduced S. 1843 on.

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