HB 416

Abstract

Wage or salary history inquiries prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits a prospective employer with 25 employees or more from (i) requiring as a condition of employment that a prospective employee provide or disclose the prospective employee's wage or salary history, (ii) attempting to obtain the wage or salary history of a prospective employee from the prospective employee's current or former employers, (iii) requesting a prospective employee to complete an application for employment that includes a question inquiring about the prospective employee's wage or salary history, or (iv) asking a prospective employee in an employment interview any question intended to obtain information about the prospective employee's wage or salary history. Violations are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 per violation. This bill incorporates HB 326 and HB 802.

Wage or salary history inquiries prohibited;civil penalty. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) requiringas a condition of employment that a prospective employee provideor disclose the prospective employee's wage or salary history, (ii)attempting to obtain the wage or salary history of a prospectiveemployee from the prospective employee's current or former employers,(iii) requesting a prospective employee to complete an applicationfor employment that includes a question inquiring about the prospectiveemployee's wage or salary history, or (iv) asking a prospective employeein an employment interview any question intended to obtain informationabout the prospective employee's wage or salary history. Violationsare subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 per violation.