No Cloture for Paycheck Fairness Act; Solis “Disappointed” but Determined

On (Work in Progress), the Department of Labor’s official blog, Secretary Hilda Solis expresses her disappointment that the Senate did not invoke cloture for, and thus did not discuss or pass, S. 3772, the Paycheck Fairness Act.

“The issue of pay equity is far too important to give up. I remain committed to the fight for this commonsense reform,” says the Secretary of Labor, “and my department will redouble its efforts to ensure America’s women are not treated as second class citizens by employers who refuse to compensate them in a fair and equitable manner.”

Though the Senate failed to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (the vote was 58-41), Solis notes that the House of Representatives passed the act two years ago. And the bill has the support of President Obama, who has stated that “equal pay is by no means just a women’s issue — it’s a family issue. …  And in this economy, when so many folks are already working harder for less and struggling to get by, the last thing they can afford is losing part of each month’s paychecks to simple discrimination.”

Visit (Work in Progress) to read Solis’ complete post.

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