HB380 Summary

• Establishes the Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act to address wage differentials between men and women, and between minorities and non-minorities in Alabama.

• Creates a 9-member Equal Pay Commission with representatives from business, labor organizations, advocacy groups, and higher education institutions to study wage disparities in both public and private sectors.

• Commission membership must reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state, with annual reporting to the Legislature on compliance with diversity provisions.

• Commission shall study the extent of wage disparities, factors causing them (including occupational segregation and lower wages for female-dominated work), consequences on the economy and families, and proposed legislative actions to eliminate disparities.

• Commission must submit a final report by the tenth legislative day of the 2013 Regular Session to the Speaker of the House for transmission to the Governor and Legislature, including study results and recommendations for eliminating wage disparities.