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IN SB0093
Bill
AI Summary
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Prohibits employers from paying employees less than employees of the opposite sex, different race, or different national origin for equivalent jobs, effective July 1, 2019
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Defines "equivalent jobs" as positions equal under the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 or dissimilar jobs with equivalent composite requirements of skills, effort, responsibility, and working conditions
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Allows pay differentials based on bona fide seniority systems, merit systems, production-based pay, geographic differentials, or other factors that do not result in discrimination
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Protects employees from retaliation for inquiring about, disclosing, or discussing wages, and prohibits employers from reducing any employee's wages to achieve compliance
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Grants the Indiana Civil Rights Commission authority to adopt rules, receive complaints, investigate violations, and enforce the chapter
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
Senator Alting added as third author
1/18/2018