,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bagb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1    
#bjad,mr4 ,heller 7for himself and ,ms4 
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,labor      
,standards ,act of #aich to improve     
nonretaliation provisions relating to   
equal pay requirements4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,end ,pay ,discrimination ,through      
,information ,act4  #b4 ,findings       
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,people in the ,united ,states          
understand that intentional workplace   
discrimination is wrong4  7#b7 ,equal   
pay for equal work is a principle and   
practice that should be observed by all 
employers4  7#c7 ,women constitute a    
significant portion of the workforce of 
the ,united ,states4  7#d7 ,an          
increasing number of families in the    

,united ,states depend on the income of 
a working woman4  7#e7 ,many women are  
pursuing or have attained postsecondary 
degrees or specialized training to make 
them strong candidates for good jobs    
that will provide for their families4   
7#f7 ,employers that intentionally      
discriminate on the basis of sex should 
be held accountable for their           
wrongdoing4  #c4 ,enhanced enforcement  
of equal pay requirements ,section #ae  
of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of  
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bae7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#c71 by striking 
employee has filed and all that follows 
through committee2 and inserting        
employee-- 7,a7 has made a charge or    
filed any complaint or instituted or    
caused to be instituted any             
investigation1 proceeding1 hearing1 or  
action under or related to this ,act1   
including an investigation conducted by 
the employer1 or has testified or is    
planning to testify or has assisted or  
participated in any manner in any such  

investigation1 proceeding1 hearing1 or  
action1 or has served or is planning to 
serve on an industry committee2 or  7,b7
 has inquired about1 discussed1 or      
disclosed the wages of the employee or  
another employee2  2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7c7         
,subsection 7a77#c77;,b7 shall not apply
 to instances in which an employee who  
has access to the wage information of   
other employees as a part of such       
employee's essential job functions      
discloses the wages of such other       
employees to an individual who does not 
otherwise have access to such           
information1 unless such disclosure is  
in response to a charge or complaint or 
in furtherance of an investigation1     
proceeding1 hearing1 or action under    
section #f7;d71 including an            
investigation conducted by the employer4
 ,nothing in this subsection shall be   
construed to limit the rights of an     
employee provided under any other       
provision of law4  4