Senate Blocks Pay Equity Bill, 53-44

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

What does the act purport to do?

"The bill seeks to give female workers new tools to combat pay discrimination by allowing workers to compare salaries without threat of employer retaliation, requiring companies to explain pay disparities and permitting those who claim discrimination to seek monetary damages."

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

It's pretty common for company policies to forbid this. My employer does.

It's very commonly written into contracts, but it's not legally enforceable in most situations.