FL S0098

Creates the "Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay Protection Act" to address wage disparities between men and women performing equal work in both private and government sectors

Assigns the Department of Economic Opportunity duties including collecting and publishing women's pay data, ensuring state contractors comply with anti-discrimination requirements, investigating equal pay violations, and conducting studies on eliminating pay disparities

Designates the Florida Commission on Human Relations as the primary enforcement agency for Equal Pay Act claims with authority to adopt rules and issue guidance

Establishes the Governor's Recognition Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, an annual award recognizing employers who have eliminated barriers to equal pay for women

Requires the Department of Economic Opportunity executive director and Commission chair to create award eligibility criteria in cooperation with the Governor's office, including a requirement that employers demonstrate substantial efforts to eliminate gender-based pay disparities