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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended, guarantees 
3wage parity to all Americans and
mandates that employers 
4provide equal pay to men and women for equal work; and
  
 



  
5    WHEREAS, The courts have spoken out on the Equal Pay Act of 
61963 and have issued decisions that have created
a large 
7quantity of case law that enables employers, workers, and 
8practitioners of employment law to
comprehend and interpret the 
9Act; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
12strongly support workplace equity and equality under
the law 
13covering pay and benefits for employees as established by the 
14Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Constitution,
 statutory law, and 
15case law; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That we support the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and 
17consistent statutory and case law in support of workplace

18fairness and equity, including rights that are clearly defined 
19and understood by all employers, all
employees, and all 
20contractors; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That we support consistent application of the 
 
 
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1Equal Pay Act of 1963, other federal statutory law, and
federal 
2and State case law to issues of workplace pay in the belief 
3that these laws will help Illinois
continue to move forward 
4towards equality under the law; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That we support the continued efforts of the 
6Illinois Human Rights Commission to monitor
and advocate for 
7implementation of equality under the law, including issues of 
8workplace compensation
and pay; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10delivered to Rose Mary Bombela-Tobias, Chairman of
the Illinois 
11Human Rights Commission.