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House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act, Authorizing Punitive Damages for Violations of the Fair Pay Act

January 9, 2009

The Associated Press is reporting that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 12) today. The bill makes punitive damages available for the first time for violations of the Fair Pay Act, according to EmployerLawReport.

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