General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5591 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1205 *01205* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist. REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. REP. SERRA, 33rd Dist. REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist. REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist. REP. BERGER, 73rd Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist. REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist. REP. GENGA, 10th Dist. REP. MORIN, 28th Dist. REP. MORRIS, 140th Dist. REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. REP. LESSER, 100th Dist. REP. SANTIAGO, 130th Dist. REP. SANTIAGO, 84th Dist. REP. BARAM, 15th Dist. REP. ROVERO, 51st Dist. REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. ROSE, 118th Dist. REP. ALBIS, 99th Dist. REP. STALLWORTH, 126th Dist. REP. ARCE, 4th Dist. REP. VARGAS, 6th Dist. REP. D'AGOSTINO, 91st Dist. REP. ARCONTI, 109th Dist. REP. SCANLON, 98th Dist. REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist. REP. ADAMS, 146th Dist. REP. STAFSTROM, 129th Dist. REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist. REP. REYES, 75th Dist. REP. SLAP, 19th Dist. REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist. REP. ZIOGAS, 79th Dist. REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist. REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83rd Dist. REP. RILEY, 46th Dist. REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist. REP. DIMASSA, 116th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5591 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1205 *01205* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist. REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. REP. SERRA, 33rd Dist. REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist. REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist. REP. BERGER, 73rd Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist. REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist. REP. GENGA, 10th Dist. REP. MORIN, 28th Dist. REP. MORRIS, 140th Dist. REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. REP. LESSER, 100th Dist. REP. SANTIAGO, 130th Dist. REP. SANTIAGO, 84th Dist. REP. BARAM, 15th Dist. REP. ROVERO, 51st Dist. REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. ROSE, 118th Dist. REP. ALBIS, 99th Dist. REP. STALLWORTH, 126th Dist. REP. ARCE, 4th Dist. REP. VARGAS, 6th Dist. REP. D'AGOSTINO, 91st Dist. REP. ARCONTI, 109th Dist. REP. SCANLON, 98th Dist. REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist. REP. ADAMS, 146th Dist. REP. STAFSTROM, 129th Dist. REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist. REP. REYES, 75th Dist. REP. SLAP, 19th Dist. REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist. REP. ZIOGAS, 79th Dist. REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist. REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83rd Dist. REP. RILEY, 46th Dist. REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist. REP. DIMASSA, 116th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PAY EQUITY IN THE WORKFORCE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require employers, including the state and political subdivisions, to provide equal pay to employees in the same workplace who perform comparable duties. Statement of Purpose: To help ensure pay equity in the workforce by requiring employers to provide equal pay to employees in the same workplace.