South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4218

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Martin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20190sd03.doc

Introduced in the House on May 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Wage requirements; violations to pay female employees less than male employees for comparable employment if has equivalent employment

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-45
   5/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-45

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/14/2003

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A BILL

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.    Chapter 10, Title 41 of 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 thousand 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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