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Paycheck Fairness Act is a no-go, once again

by June 6, 2012 Comments (0)

Although nobody really thought it had the slimmest chance of passage, employers can breathe a little easier now that the Senate has scuttled the Paycheck Fairness Act.

HR pros rally against Paycheck Fairness Act passage

by May 25, 2012 15 Comments

Beware: The Paycheck Fairness Act has raised its ugly head once more.

One less worry: Paycheck Fairness Act blocked

by November 18, 2010 Comments (0)

Employers can breathe a little easier. The Paycheck Fairness Act — which one labor attorney said had “the potential to cripple companies, particularly smaller businesses” — has been scuttled.

Pending pay bill could ‘cripple small businesses’

by September 24, 2010 4 Comments

Congress is set to consider yet another law on pay discrimination — and if it passes, employers are not going to be happy.

Paycheck Fairness Act ‘could cripple small businesses’

by March 26, 2010 11 Comments

Now that healthcare reform is a done deal, employers have a new Congressional concern: The Paycheck Fairness Act.

Congress votes on ‘Ledbetter’ and ‘Paycheck Fairness’ Acts

by January 23, 2009 50 Comments

Two Democratic cornerstone pieces of legislation passed the U.S. House last week: The Lilly Ledbetter Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act. And Ledbetter cleared a major hurdle in the Senate, too.

Obama to back 2 new Fair Pay laws

by January 13, 2009 30 Comments

Some members of Congress are already following through on one of last year’s campaign promises: making it easier to sue employers for pay discrimination.

House passes new pay bias bill

by August 4, 2008 Comments (1)

Last week, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to strengthen the Equal Pay Act.

Is the Paycheck Fairness Act fair?

by July 30, 2008 8 Comments

This month, Congress will consider the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA) as an update to the Equal Pay Act that was signed into law more than 40 years ago.  If the PFA passes, employers will be subject to some new key mandates — not to mention tougher penalties for violations.