2021 Senate Bill 331

Authorize a government “pay equity” award

Introduced in the Senate

March 25, 2021

Introduced by Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-7)

To authorize a government “pay equity in the workplace” award to “encourage employers to eliminate alleged barriers to equal pay for equal work,” according to criteria that officials in the state Department of Civil Rights would devise. This is part of a Democratic employment and compensation regulation package comprised of Senate Bills 322 to 333.

Referred to the Committee on Economic and Small Business Development