Georgia Pay Equity Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to repeal Chapter 5, relating to sex discrimination in employment, and to enact certain provisions that prohibit discrimination in payment of wages on the basis of the sex of an employee; to provide for definitions; to prohibit requiring an employee to refrain from discussing wage and benefit information; to prohibit an employer from seeking certain wage history information under certain circumstances; to provide for a cause of action and damages; to provide for affirmative defenses; to provide for limitations; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.