FL S0206

Creates the Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay Protection Act to address wage disparities between men and women in Florida, citing findings that women continue to earn significantly lower pay than men despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963.

Assigns duties to the Department of Economic Opportunity to collect and publicize wage data, ensure state contractors comply with antidiscrimination requirements, investigate pay discrimination violations, and conduct studies on eliminating pay disparities.

Designates the Florida Commission on Human Relations as the primary enforcement agency for Equal Pay Act claims and requires it to adopt rules and guidance on appropriate law interpretations.

Establishes the Governor's Recognition Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace to be given annually to employers who have engaged in activities eliminating barriers to equal pay for equal work.

Requires the executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity and chair of the Florida Commission on Human Relations to work with the Governor's office to create eligibility criteria for the award, including a requirement that employers demonstrate substantial efforts to eliminate pay disparities.