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MI SR0030

Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/10/2013

Primary Sponsor

Rebekah Warren

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Origin

Senate

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress to enact legislation ensuring pay equity between men and women, specifically supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act of 2013
  • Current law allows employers to justify pay differentials between genders based on "any factor other than sex," creating a loophole despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
  • Women earned 77 percent of men's pay nationally in 2010 and 72 percent in Michigan (ranking 46th nationally), resulting in lifetime wage discrimination losses of $700,000 to $2 million per woman
  • Proposed legislation would require pay differentials to be justified by "bona fide factors" such as education, training, or experience directly related to the position and necessary for business operations
  • Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President of the United States Senate, Speaker of the House, and Michigan's congressional delegation

Legislative Description

A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that ensures pay equity between men and women.

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Economic Development

4/10/2013

Committee Referrals

Economic Development4/10/2013

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