After passing equal pay bill in committee, Republicans reconsider and kill bill
Virginia has a law that requires equal pay for equal work regardless of gender. A number of Republicans on Tuesday helped pass a bill in committee that would have added teeth to the law by allowing employees to recover attorney’s fees and costs if they proved they didn’t receive equal pay because of gender.
Sen. Jennifer Wexton, D-Loudoun, the bill patron, might have been a little surprised when her bill cleared the Senate Finance Committee by an 11-5 vote. It had previously passed the Senate Commerce Committee.
She couldn’t celebrate long.
Republicans later said they thought it was a “message bill.” When they realized it added some teeth to the law, they quickly reversed course on Tuesday, voting that they would reconsider the bill on Wednesday.
This time, the bill didn’t fare as well.
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