CURRIE-HAMOS-LANG-FRITCHEY, O'BRIEN AND ERWIN. New Act Creates the Fair Pay Act of 1999. Provides for several findings by the General Assembly concerning the existence of wage differentials and discrimination in wage-setting practices. Provides that it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate between employees on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by paying different wages based on sex, race, or national origin. Prohibits an employer from reducing the wages of any employee to come into compliance with the Act. Provides that the Department of Labor shall promulgate rules concerned with wage discrimination by employers not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Provides for remedies and enforcement of wage discrimination by an employer, including the court ordered award of reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other costs of the action to be paid by the employer in the event that the employee wins his or her law suit for wage discrimination. Requires the Department of Labor to receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints of violations of the Act. Effective immediately. 99-02-19 H FIRST READING 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RONEN 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HAMOS 99-02-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LABOR COMERCE 99-03-01 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO LANG 99-03-01 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FRITCHEY 99-03-04 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary