CURRIE-CURRY,JULIE-SOTO-LANG-DAVIS,MONIQUE, OSTERMAN, FRITCHEY, HOWARD, KENNER, O'BRIEN, HAMOS, SCULLY, RYAN, BROSNAHAN, MILLER, DART AND BRADLEY. (HALVORSON-RONEN) New Act Creates the Equal Pay Act of 2001. Provides that no employer may discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages solely on the basis of the employee's gender. Prohibits retaliatory discharge or discrimination against an employee on the basis of the employee's use of the Act and provides for penalties for violations of the Act. Provides that the Director of Labor shall administer and enforce the Act. Provides that every employer subject to the Act shall preserve specified records for not less than 3 years. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post a notice summarizing the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Department of Labor shall conduct ongoing outreach and education efforts concerning the Act. FEB-07-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-07-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-07-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-08-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SOTO FEB-15-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LABOR FEB-15-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG FEB-16-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE FEB-20-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSTERMAN FEB-20-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER FEB-23-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 018-000-000 HLBR FEB-23-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-27-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-27-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAMOS FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RYAN FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MILLER MAR-01-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH MAR-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART MAR-09-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY MAR-16-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 112-000-001 MAR-20-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-20-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-21 MAR-20-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR HALVORSON MAR-21-2001 S FIRST READING MAR-21-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-05-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES APR-05-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RONEN APR-19-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO MAY-01-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON MAY-01-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CLAYBORNE MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JACOBS MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,E MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WELCH MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DEL VALLE MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HENDON MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINK MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOLARD MAY-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary