Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for inquiring about their wage history.

Highlights:

• Prohibits an employer from stopping an employee from doing the following (Sec. 1.a):

• Inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing the wages of the employee or another employee or requesting that the employer provide a reason for why the employee’s wages are a condition of employment;

• Requiring an employee to sign a waiver or any other document that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose or discuss the employee’s wages;

• Taking any adverse employment action against an employee for:

• Inquiring about the employees wages or another employee’s wages;

• Disclosing the employee’s wages;

• Discussing another employee’s wages if those wages have been disclosed voluntarily;

• Asking the employer to provide a reason for the employee’s wages; or

• Aiding or encouraging another employee’s exercise of rights.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for inquiring about their wage history.

Highlights:

• Prohibits an employer from stopping an employee from doing the following (Sec. 1.a):

• Inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing the wages of the employee or another employee or requesting that the employer provide a reason for why the employee’s wages are a condition of employment;

• Requiring an employee to sign a waiver or any other document that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose or discuss the employee’s wages;

• Taking any adverse employment action against an employee for:

• Inquiring about the employees wages or another employee’s wages;

• Disclosing the employee’s wages;

• Discussing another employee’s wages if those wages have been disclosed voluntarily;

• Asking the employer to provide a reason for the employee’s wages; or

• Aiding or encouraging another employee’s exercise of rights.

Full Bill Text