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Bill 4259

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4259
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010605
Primary Sponsor:                  Martin
All Sponsors:                     Martin, Allison, Cobb-Hunter, Freeman, 
                                  Gilham, Haskins, Hinson, Lee, 
                                  Meacham-Richardson, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, 
                                  Parks, Rodgers, Stuart and A. Young
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1584dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Wage requirements, unlawful to 
                                  discriminate between equally qualified male 
                                  and female; Labor, Employers and Employees


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010605  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee


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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-10-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE WAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE FOR AN EMPLOYER TO PAY FEMALE EMPLOYEES LESS THAN MALE EMPLOYEES FOR COMPARABLE EMPLOYMENT IF THE FEMALE EMPLOYEES HAVE EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 41-10-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF CERTAIN WAGE AND HOURLY PROVISIONS SO AS TO REVISE SUCH PENALTIES AND INCLUDE SECTION 41-10-45 THEREIN.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 41-10-45.    It is a violation of this chapter for an employer to pay female employees less than male employees for comparable employment if the female employees have equivalent experience and training."

SECTION    2.    Section 41-10-80(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(B)    Any employer who violates the provisions of Section 41-10-40 and 41-10-45 must be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one hundred two thousand five hundred dollars for each violation. Each failure to pay constitutes a separate offense."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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