Date: June 8, 2021
Subject: Subjecting Businesses to Frivolous Litigation via the "Paycheck Fairness Act"
Description: Schumer (D-NY) motion to invoke cloture on the Schumer motion to proceed to the bill that would narrow the legal defense an employer may use in a lawsuit alleging pay discrimination on the basis of sex. Specifically, it would require employers to demonstrate that a difference in pay between employees is based on a business-related bona fide factor other than sex, such as education, training, or experience as opposed to being based on any factor other than sex.
Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 49-50
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