This week the Senate is debating pay disparity legislation on the House floor. The legislation is similar to the bills which the House passed last week that would change how pay disparity in the workplace is handled as well as allow for a new influx of frivolous lawsuits against employers. The legislation seeks to restart the filing period for a discriminatory act each time a paycheck is issued and would expand the class of people able to bring claims against employers. In addition, they would provide for unlimited punitive and compensatory damages while limiting employer defenses as well as make it easier for class action lawsuits to be filed.
Like the House, the Senate did not follow the committee process on holding hearings and allowing further examination of the legislation. The choice to bring labor bills immediately to the floor is a strong indication of the approach that Congress is going to be taking on labor issues the next two years.
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