The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to prohibit employers from paying different wages or providing different employment terms based on sex, race, or national origin for equivalent jobs, subject to specified exceptions such as seniority, merit, production, education, training, or experience. It would prohibit retaliation for discussing wages or exercising rights under the new provision, increase available damages, allow expert fees and class actions, and require certain employers to report wage information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The amendments would take effect one year after enactment.

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