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FL H0107
Bill
Status
Failed
4/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Geraldine Thompson
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AI Summary
- Creates the "Senator Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay Protection Act," prohibiting employers from paying employees less or providing less favorable employment opportunities based on sex for substantially similar work requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility, with exceptions for seniority, merit, production-based systems, or bona fide factors other than sex
- Prohibits employers from seeking, requesting, or relying on wage or salary history of current, former, or prospective employees when determining compensation, and bars retaliation against individuals who decline to provide such history
- Protects employees' rights to discuss, disclose, or inquire about wages and prohibits employers from requiring employees to sign waivers restricting those rights
- Extends the statute of limitations for filing wage discrimination claims from 6 months after termination to 3 years after the date of the alleged violation, and allows claims by employees on behalf of other similarly situated employees with awards of liquidated damages, costs, and attorney fees
- Establishes escalating civil penalties for violations: up to $2,500 for a first offense, $3,000 for a second, and $5,000 for a third or subsequent violation, with effective date of July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Discrimination in Labor and Employment
Last Action
Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Regulatory Reform Subcommittee1/20/2021
Full Bill Text
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