Apr 14 2015
Fischer Joins GOP Leadership to Highlight Equal Pay Bill
Ayotte, Capito, Collins, and Ernst Join Fischer’s Workplace Advancement Act on National Equal Pay Day
WASHINGTON – This afternoon, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined Senate Republican leadership to highlight her bill to reinforce and update laws regarding equal pay. Click on the image below for video of today’s press conference:
Click here or on the image above to view Senator Fischer’s
remarks at this afternoon’s press conference.
Senator Fischer’s bill, S. 875 – The Workplace Advancement Act, includes the same language as her amendment, which was passed as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget on a bipartisan vote of 56 to 43. Fischer’s amendment was supported by 53 Republicans as well as Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
The Workplace Advancement Act includes provisions to prevent retaliation against employees who inquire about, or discuss, their salaries, while also reinforcing current law banning gender discrimination under both the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Click here to watch Senator Fischer’s interview on yesterday’s Morning Joe.
Click here to read Senator Fischer’s op-ed in the Washington Examiner.
Click here to view the text of S. 875 – The Workplace Advancement Act.
