MS HB1533

Prohibits employers from paying lower wages to employees in jobs dominated by a particular sex, race, or national origin compared to wages paid for equivalent jobs in the same establishment dominated by different groups.

Allows differential pay based on seniority systems, merit systems, or production-based compensation systems.

Requires employers to retain wage-setting records for at least seven years documenting the methods, systems, calculations, and bases used in establishing and adjusting employee wages.

Prohibits wage reduction as a means of compliance and bars labor organizations from causing employers to discriminate in violation of the act's provisions.

Protects employees from retaliation for opposing unlawful practices, filing charges, or discussing and comparing wages with coworkers, and allows courts to award expert fees to prevailing plaintiffs.