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AL HB426
Bill
Status
2/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Laura Hall
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act to address wage disparities between men and women, and between minorities and non-minorities in Alabama.
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Creates a 9-member Equal Pay Commission composed of business representatives, labor organization representatives, advocacy organization representatives, and higher education experts appointed by the Speaker, Governor, and Senate Presiding Officer within 90 days of enactment.
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Requires the commission to study the extent of wage disparities in public and private sectors, identify causative factors including occupational segregation and lower wages in female-dominated fields, and examine economic consequences.
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Mandates the commission submit a full report with findings and legislative recommendations to the Speaker of the House by the tenth legislative day of the 2013 Regular Session for transmission to the Governor and Legislature.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
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 House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business
2/23/2012