Issue Tracker

Paycheck Fairness Act

The proposed legislation for the “Paycheck Fairness Act” would amend the Equal Pay Act to eliminate some potential loopholes and clarify the circumstances under which employers could differentiate pay levels among employees.

News & Discussion

Five Reasons to Focus on Pay Equity in 2010
Newsline , Mar. 03, 2010

A Total Rewards Update
Public Policy Perceptions Blog , Mar. 03, 2010

Week in Review: Chock Full of TR News
Public Policy Perceptions Blog , Feb. 26, 2010

Avoiding Gender-Pay Discrimination
workspan, Jan., 2010

Total Rewards Activity in the 111th Congress and Obama Administration
workspan, Jan., 2010

Year in Review: Public Policy Related to Compensation
Public Policy Perceptions Blog , Dec. 30, 2009

Public Policy Bill Tracker
WorldatWork , Dec. 16, 2009

Rules and Regulations: Work and Family Issues Front and Center
workspan, Oct., 2009

Rules and Regulations: Work and Family Issues Front and Center
Towers Perrin , Sept. 24, 2009

Heightened Risk of Discrimination Claims Makes Now a Good Time to Audit Pay Practices
Buck Consulting, Aug. 03, 2009

Friday Wrap-Up- Flurry of Activity in the Rush to Recess
Public Policy Perceptions Blog , May 22, 2009

How to Reduce Exposure and Strengthen Compensation Effectiveness in Challenging Times
workspan , May, 2009

Friday Wrap-Up: Wild Weather vs. the Economy
Public Policy Perceptions Blog , March 6, 2009

Back to the Future of Total Rewards
Compensation Conundrum Blog , Feb. 13, 2009

Hearty Welcome, and Comparable Worth with a Little Geographic Differentials Sprinkled In
Compensation Conundrum Blog , Feb. 10, 2009

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: What's Next?
Public Policy Perceptions Blog , Jan. 26, 2009

Paycheck Fairness Act and Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Approved in the House
Newsline, Jan. 9, 2009

U.S. House to Vote on Ledbetter Pay Discrimination Bill and Paycheck Fairness Act
Newsline, Jan. 6, 2009

Congress is Back and Off to a Quick Start
Public Policy Perceptions, Jan. 6, 2009

House Committee Passes Paycheck Fairness Act
Newsline, July 30, 2008

Witnesses Debate Gender Pay Gap
Government Scene, June 2007

Comparable Worth Is Back
Ryan Johnson's WorldatWork Blog, Apr. 13, 2007

Resources

S. 182: Paycheck Fairness Act
Jan. 8, 2009

H.R. 12:, Paycheck Fairness Act
Jan. 6, 2009

H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness
July 31, 2008

H.R. 1338 - Paycheck Fairness Act
Mar. 6, 2007

S. 1087 - "Fair Pay Act of 2007"
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Apr. 11, 2007

S. 766
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Mar. 6, 2007