Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act

Bill: 117-s-2591
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2021-08-03
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to improve enforcement of equal pay laws.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2591 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2021 Mr. Ossoff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act . 2. National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force (a) In general There is established the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, consisting of representatives from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and the Office of Personnel Management. (b) Mission In order to improve compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws, the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force will ensure that the agencies in subsection (a) are coordinating efforts and limiting potential gaps in enforcement. (c) Duties The National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force shall investigate challenges related to pay inequity pursuant to its mission in subsection (b), advance recommendations to address those challenges, and create action plans to implement the recommendations.