Hudson Holds Capitol Hill Event: How the Paycheck Fairness Act Will Kill Jobs

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Next week, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would vastly expand the role of government and the scope of litigation by requiring data collection from employers on the sex, race, and national origin of employees, significantly adding to red tape, paperwork, and hiring costs, and trapping firms in costly litigation.

At a time when the unemployment rate is 9.6 percent and almost 14.8 million Americans are out of work, the Paycheck Fairness Act would impose substantial new burdens on employers that would encourage hiring overseas and discourage hiring in America.

Who and What: Hudson Institute is hosting an event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, November 10, featuring a keynote address by former Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and two panel discussions to analyze the costs of the bill and its effects on employment from the economic, legal, and small business perspectives.

• The first panel (10-11:00 am), focusing on the costs, will feature June O'Neill (Baruch College, CUNY) and Diana Furchtgott-Roth (Hudson Institute), and will be moderated by Christina Hoff Sommers (AEI).
• The second panel (11:15-12:00 noon), focusing on employer compliance, will feature Lauri Damrell (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP), Jerry and Gail Savitz (Darby's Restaurant and Pub, Belfast, Maine), and Nita Beecher (Mercer ORC Networks), and will be moderated by Diana Furchtgott-Roth.
• The 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, now a Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, will give a luncheon keynote address.

When:  Wednesday, November 10, 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Where:  U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, ROOM SVC 212-10, First Street and East Capitol Street, NE, East Front of the Capitol

Register:  To register for this free event, please email [email protected].

Hudson Institute is a nonpartisan policy research organization dedicated to innovative research and analysis that promotes global security, prosperity, and freedom. http://www.hudson.org

CONTACT: Ioannis Saratsis, +1-202-974-2403, [email protected], or James Bologna, +1-202-974-6456, [email protected], both of the Hudson Institute

SOURCE Hudson Institute