PRINTER'S NO. 1331
No. 111 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY VEON, DeWEESE, BELFANTI, BISHOP, COSTA, PISTELLA,
DEMPSEY, WALKO, LaGROTTA, BELARDI, SANTONI, RIEGER,
VAN HORNE, YUDICHAK, GEORGE, CALTAGIRONE, ROBINSON, SOLOBAY,
LESCOVITZ, SURRA, ROONEY, BATTISTO, CURRY, LEVDANSKY, SHANER,
STURLA, BEBKO-JONES, TRAVAGLIO, GRUCELA, LAUGHLIN, DERMODY,
STABACK, BUXTON, ROSS, CAPPABIANCA, MANN, FAIRCHILD, NAILOR,
SEYFERT, FRANKEL, CAWLEY, MASLAND, PESCI, TIGUE, PLATTS,
THOMAS, READSHAW, BARRAR, GEIST, CARN, RUBLEY, CORRIGAN,
WOJNAROSKI, KENNEY AND McCALL, APRIL 12, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 12, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 8, 1999, as "Equal Pay Day" in Pennsylvania.
2 WHEREAS, The Constitution of Pennsylvania prohibits denial or
3 abridgment of equality of rights because of sex; further,
4 section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (52 Stat.
5 1060, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
6 of 1964 (Public Law 88-352, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.) prohibit
7 pay discrimination for men and women doing the same job; and
8 WHEREAS, All the residents of this Commonwealth will benefit
9 from equal pay; and
10 WHEREAS, It is essential that all Pennsylvanians be aware of
11 the need for and benefits of equal pay; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
13 8, 1999, as "Equal Pay Day" in Pennsylvania and encourage all
1 residents of Pennsylvania to support and assist in maintaining
2 pay equity throughout this Commonwealth.
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