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IN SB0044
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends IC 22-9 to prohibit employers from paying discriminatory wages based on sex, race, or national origin for the same or equivalent jobs, effective after June 30, 2016.
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Defines "equivalent jobs" as positions that are equal under the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 or positions with equivalent composite requirements of skills, effort, responsibility, and working conditions.
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Establishes exceptions allowing different wage rates based on bona fide seniority systems, merit systems, production quality/quantity systems, geographic differentials, or other non-discriminatory factors not resulting from historically undervalued job classifications.
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Prohibits employers from reducing wages to comply with the law, retaliating against employees who oppose discriminatory practices, or interfering with wage discussions among employees.
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Grants the civil rights commission authority to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints of wage discrimination violations using existing complaint procedures under IC 22-9-1-6, IC 22-9-1-16, IC 22-9-1-17, and IC 22-9-1-18.
Legislative Description
Fair pay in employment. Provides that: (1) it is an unlawful employment practice to pay wages that discriminate based on sex, race, or national origin for the same or equivalent jobs; and (2) the civil rights commission has jurisdiction for investigation and resolution of complaints of these employment actions.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Pensions & Labor
1/6/2015