Introduced
by
To repeal potentially redundant language in an existing law prohibiting paying females less than males for the same job. The language that would be stricken also prohibits assigning tasks to a female that are “disproportionate to her strength, or detrimental to her morals, her health or potential capacity for motherhood." The bill is ”tie-barred" to House Bill 4825, meaning it cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4625 would impose "comparable worth" mandates on employers, which would make the language this bill proposes to strike obsolete.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that increases the fines for paying a differential wage solely on the basis of sex if an employer has more than 15 employees.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 59 to 48 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism
