Senate File 182 - Introduced



                                     SENATE FILE       
                                     BY  DOTZLER, RAGAN, HATCH, APPEL,
                                         RIELLY, STEWART, BOLKCOM,
                                         SCHMITZ, DANIELSON, DVORSKY,
                                         WARNSTADT, HORN, McCOY,
                                         HANCOCK, OLIVE, DEARDEN,
                                         FRAISE, GRONSTAL, KIBBIE,
                                         BLACK, COURTNEY, and BEALL


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing that employees should be paid based on
  2    comparable worth and making penalties applicable.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2448SS 82
  5 ec/es/88

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 729.4, subsection 1, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  Every person in this state is entitled to the
  1  4 opportunity for employment on equal terms with every other
  1  5 person.  A person or employer shall not discriminate in the
  1  6 employment of individuals because of race, religion, color,
  1  7 sex, national origin, or ancestry, and shall not discriminate
  1  8 in compensation for work of comparable worth between jobs held
  1  9 predominately by women and jobs held predominately by men.
  1 10 "Comparable worth" means the value of work as measured by the
  1 11 composite of the skill, effort, responsibility, and working
  1 12 conditions normally required in the performance of work.
  1 13 However, as to employment an individual must be qualified to
  1 14 perform the services or work required.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill provides that a person or employer shall not
  1 17 discriminate in providing compensation for work of comparable
  1 18 worth between jobs predominately held by women and men.  The
  1 19 bill defines "comparable worth" as being the value of work as
  1 20 measured by the skill, responsibility, and working conditions
  1 21 involved in performing the work.  A violation of this
  1 22 provision constitutes a simple misdemeanor.
  1 23 LSB 2448SS 82
  1 24 ec:rj/es/88