▁Rel ations ▁Act ▁to ▁allow ▁employees ▁to ▁union ize ▁whenever ▁the ▁National ▁Labor ▁Rel ations ▁Board ▁verified ▁that ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁employees ▁had ▁signed ▁authorization ▁cards , ▁therefore ▁by pass ing ▁a ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Senate ▁deb ated ▁the ▁Pay check ▁Fair ness ▁Act . ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁have ▁pun ished ▁employ ers ▁for ▁ret ali ating ▁against ▁workers ▁who ▁share ▁w age ▁information ▁and ▁put ▁the ▁just ification ▁bur den ▁on ▁employ ers ▁as ▁to ▁why ▁someone ▁is ▁paid ▁less ▁while ▁allowing ▁workers ▁to ▁sue ▁for ▁pun itive ▁dam ages ▁of ▁w age ▁disc rim ination . ▁Ay otte ▁said ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁reasons ▁for ▁voting ▁against ▁ending ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁that ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁Harry ▁Re id ▁had ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁votes ▁on ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁am end ments ▁that ▁Republic ans ▁had ▁suggested ▁for ▁the ▁bill . ▁Ay otte ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁offer ▁her ▁own ▁equal ▁pay ▁bill , ▁the ▁G ender ▁Ad van cement ▁in ▁Pay ▁Act , ▁which ▁would ▁implement ▁New ▁Ham pshire ' s ▁equal ▁pay ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁federal ▁level , ▁but ▁" a ▁little ▁stronger ▁in ▁its ▁anti - ret ali ation ▁provision ▁because ▁it ▁explicitly ▁addresses ▁written ▁policies ." ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁voted ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁extend ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁for ▁un emp loyment ▁benefits . ▁ ▁Federal ▁fund ing ▁had ▁been ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8