Introduced
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To establish a government commission on pay equity to “develop definitions, models, and guidelines for employers and employees on pay equity.” The commission would include the directors of the Department of Civil Rights and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and representatives from the Michigan Women's Commission, the National Organization of Women, the Michigan Women's Studies Association, the AFL-CIO, the UAW, the Farm Bureau, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Association (but not the Federation of Independent Businesses). See also Senate Bill 273, which would prohibit paying a person a wage or salary that is less than an amount established under a proposed definition of comparable worth, making doing so a violation of the civil rights laws of the state.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
