,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #e1 #bjag,mr4 ,hell]  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair ,labor      
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich to improve          
nonretaliation provisions relat+ to     
equal pay requirem5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,end ,pay     
,discrim9ation ,?r\gh ,in=mation ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates und]/& t          
int5tional workplace discrim9ation is   
wrong4  7#b7 ,equal pay = equal "w is a 
pr9ciple & practice t %\ld be obs]v$ by 
all employ]s4  7#c7 ,wom5 con/itute a   
significant portion ( ! work=ce ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,an increas+ numb] 
( families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dep5d on ! 
income ( a work+ woman4  7#e7 ,_m wom5  
are pursu+ or h atta9$ po/second>y      
degrees or specializ$ tra9+ to make !m  
/rong c&idates = good jobs t w provide =

 _! families4  7#f7 ,employ]s t         
int5tionally discrim9ate on ! basis (   
sex %\ld be held acc\ntable = _!        
wrongdo+4  #c4 ,enhanc$ en=cem5t ( equal
 pay requirem5ts ,section #ae ( ! ,fair 
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bae7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
subsection 7a77#c71 by /rik+ employee   
has fil$ & all t foll[s ?r\gh committee2
 & ins]t+  employee-- 7,a7 has made a   
*>ge or fil$ any compla9t or in/itut$ or
 caus$ to be in/itut$ any inve/igation1 
proce$+1 he>+1 or action "u or relat$ to
 ?is ,act1 includ+ an inve/igation      
conduct$ by ! employ]1 or has te/ifi$ or
 is plann+ to te/ify or has assi/$ or   
p>ticipat$ 9 any mann] 9 any su*        
inve/igation1 proce$+1 he>+1 or action1 
or has s]v$ or is plann+ to s]ve on an  
indu/ry committee2 or  7,b7 has inquir$ 
ab\t1 discuss$1 or disclos$ ! wages ( ! 
employee or ano!r employee2  2 &  7#b7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7         
,subsection 7a77#c77;,b7 %all n apply to
 in/ances 9 :i* an employee :o has      

access to ! wage in=mation ( o!r        
employees z a "p ( su* employee's       
ess5tial job functions discloses ! wages
 ( su* o!r employees to an individual :o
 does n o!rwise h access to su*         
in=mation1 unless su* disclosure is 9   
response to a *>ge or compla9t or 9     
fur!rance ( an inve/igation1 proce$+1   
he>+1 or action "u section #f7;d71      
includ+ an inve/igation conduct$ by !   
employ]4 ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be 
con/ru$ to limit ! rights ( an employee 
provid$ "u any o!r provision ( law4  4