Congress 108 - HR 1695 - Fair Pay Act of 2003

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Administrative procedure Business records Civil actions and liability Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights enforcement Class actions (Civil procedure) Commerce Confidential communications Congress Congressional employees Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Employee rights Employers' liability Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Expert witnesses Federal employees Fees Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publications Government publicity Governmental investigations Hours of labor Labor and Employment 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 Wage surveys Wages Whistle blowing Women Women's employment

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Fair Pay Act of 2003 - 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 plaintiffs. Allows any such action to be maintained as a class action.

Directs the EEOC to: (1) undertake studies and provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning effective means available to implement this Act; and (2) carry on a continuing program of research, education, and technical assistance with specified components related to the purposes of this Act.

Makes conforming amendments relating to congressional and executive branch employees to the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Presidential and Executive Office Accountability Act.

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May 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 10, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E722)
Apr 9, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 9, 2003

Introduced in House

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