SF 396: Relating to wage discrimination under the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, making penalties applicable, and establishing an equal pay task force

What it does

This bill relates to wage discrimination under Iowa Code chapter 216, the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, and establishes an equal pay task force. WAGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT.6A. Penalty and remedial provisions for discriminatory employment practices, including penalties specific to wage discrimination, are applicable under Code chapter 216 to violations of these requirements. The bill prohibits an employer from requiring that an employee refrain from disclosing, discussing, or sharing information about the amount of the employee’s wages, benefits, or other compensation or from inquiring, discussing, or sharing information about any other employee’s wages, benefits, or other compensation as a condition of employment.

Senate subcommittee · named March 1, 2023

• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; League of Women Voters of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 23, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
2. March 1, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Donahue and Kraayenbrink