2022 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB773: Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Provide That No Employer Shall Pay An Employee A Wage At A Rate Less Than The Rate At Which An Employee Of The Opposite Sex In The Same Establishment Is Paid For Equal Work On A Job, The Performance Of Which Requires Equal Skill, Effort And Responsibility, And Which Is Performed Under Similar Working Conditions; To Provide That An Employee May File A Petition In The Proper Circuit Court; And For Related Purposes.

Bill History

1/17/2022
Referred To Judiciary A
House of Representatives
2/1/2022
Died In Committee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(2/1/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Lynn Wright
Lynn Wright
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/18/20224.4 KB