HB380 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn GivanRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Rod ScottElaine BeechJohn W. RogersMary Sue McClurkinAlan BakerChad FincherJoe FaustHarry ShiverLawrence McAdoryK.L. BrownTerri CollinsDexter GrimsleyDarrio MeltonBerry FortePaul BeckmanBecky NordgrenApril WeaverDan WilliamsLynn GreerMac McCutcheonMike HillTodd GreesonChris EnglandThad McClammyRalph HowardPebblin W. WarrenDemetrius C. NewtonJoseph C. MitchellBarbara Bigsby BoydArtis McCampbellYvonne KennedyMarcel BlackAlan HarperCraig FordElwyn ThomasPatricia ToddJohn RobinsonRichard LindseyMerika ColemanMary MooreJames E. BuskeyLaura Hall

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act, established, legislative findings regarding wage differentials between minorities and nonminorities and males and females, Equal Pay Commission established, members, duties, powers, report to Governor and Legislature

Summary

HB380 would create the Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act to study wage differences and set up a commission to recommend ways to eliminate pay gaps between men and women and between minorities and non-minorities.

What This Bill Does

It establishes the Equal Pay Commission with nine members from business, labor, advocacy groups, and higher education, to study wage disparities in both public and private sectors. The commission will study the extent and causes of disparities, including segregation and factors like child-rearing and training, and will propose actions or legislation. It must report its findings to the Speaker for transmission to the Governor and Legislature, including annual updates and a final report due in 2013, and the act takes effect three months after passage.

Who It Affects

• Women and minorities in Alabama who experience wage disparities and would be the focus of study and potential policy changes.
• Employers, business and labor organizations, government entities, and higher education researchers who participate in the Commission and may be affected by future recommendations.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act and states legislative findings about wage gaps.
• Creates the Equal Pay Commission with nine members: two business representatives, two labor representatives, two governor-appointed advocates for eliminating pay disparities, and three Senate-appointed higher-education/research experts, with requirements to reflect statewide diversity.
• obligates the Commission to study the extent and causes of wage disparities in public and private sectors and to identify actions or legislation to eliminate disparities.
• Requires the Commission to report findings and recommendations to the Speaker for transmission to the Governor and Legislature, with annual reports and a final report due by the 2013 Regular Session; the act becomes effective three months after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Employment