Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO EMPLOYMENT, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
August 20, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2548, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO EMPLOYMENT, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Consistent with this constitutional mandate, the attached bill seeks to prohibit absolutely any act of employer or any person acting on behalf of the employer from discriminating, directly or indirectly, against female employees or workers - or giving preference to male workers - in all matters pertaining to employment or employment opportunities and employment benefits. The prohibited act shall include announcements, publications or advertisements of any kind or any form that would have the effect of denying women equal employment opportunities on account of their being women. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DEL MAR, RAUL V. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-20 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Silverio (029 ) | 2. Espino (035 ) |
| 3. Soon-ruiz (058 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: change of cttee. ref'l as per J.37; p.20 | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4590, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2001-08-27 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WOMEN |
Abstract
Consistent with this constitutional mandate, the attached bill seeks to prohibit absolutely any act of employer or any person acting on behalf of the employer from discriminating, directly or indirectly, against female employees or workers - or giving preference to male workers - in all matters pertaining to employment or employment opportunities and employment benefits. The prohibited act shall include announcements, publications or advertisements of any kind or any form that would have the effect of denying women equal employment opportunities on account of their being women.
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