,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bgh #aadth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #bbjj    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,october #bb1 #bjae,mrs4      
,fischer introduced the following bill2 
which was read the first time  ,october 
#bf1 #bjae,read the second time and     
placed on the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act  
of #aich to strengthen equal pay        
requirements4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,workplace     
,advancement ,act4  #b4 ,enhanced       
enforcement of ,equal ,pay ,act         
requirements ,section #ae7;a7 of the    
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bae7;a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking the 
period and inserting 2 or2 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
to discharge or in any other manner     
retaliate against any employee because  
such employee has inquired about1       
discussed1 or disclosed comparative     
compensation information for the purpose

 of determining whether the employer is 
compensating an employee in a manner    
that provides equal pay for equal work1 
except that this paragraph 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 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 paragraph 7#f7   
shall be construed to limit the rights  
of an employee provided under any other 
provision of law4 4  #c4 ,sense of      
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 gender-based discrimination 
in wages or compensation violates       
existing law2 and  7#b7 ,congress       
recommits itself to the principles of   

equal pay for equal work as enshrined in
 section #f7;d7 of the ,fair ,labor     
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjf7;d72 commonly referred to as the   
,equal ,pay ,act of #aifc7 and title    
,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act of     
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq474  
,october #bf1 #bjae,read the second time
 and placed on the calendar