Senate Republicans blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act which would have ensured that women are paid the same amount as their male counterparts. The final vote was 52-47, effectively killing the bill for the time being. Senate Republicans voted against the measure in the belief that it would adversely affect businesses if employees attempted to file pay-related lawsuits.
The bill would have required employers to prove that any discrepancies between male and female pay are job-related and not based on discrimination, and was pushed in part by a census report which concluded that women typically earn 77 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earn for the same position.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) used a procedural maneuver that gives him the ability to reintroduce the bill at a later date.
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