Loading chat...
AL SB384
Bill
Status
4/12/2011
Primary Sponsor
Tammy Irons
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Establishes the Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act to address wage disparities between men and women, and between minorities and non-minorities in Alabama.
-
Creates a 9-member Equal Pay Commission appointed within 90 days by the Speaker of the House, Governor, and Senate Presiding Officer, with representatives from business, labor organizations, advocacy groups, and higher education institutions with wage statistics expertise.
-
Requires the commission to study the extent of wage disparities in public and private sectors, identify causes including occupational segregation and lower wages for female-dominated work, and examine consequences on the economy and affected families.
-
Directs the commission to submit a final report to the Speaker of the House by the tenth legislative day of the 2013 Regular Session with study results and recommendations, including proposed legislation, for eliminating wage disparities.
-
Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act, established, legislative findings regarding wage differentials between minorities and nonminorities and males and females, Equal Pay Commission established, members, duties, powers, report to Governor and Legislature
Employment
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
4/12/2011