Veronica Turner voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Prohibits Employers from Asking About Wage History
Title: Prohibits Employers from Asking About Wage History
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employers from asking potential employees about their wage history.
Requires an employer to provide to an applicant for employment the wage range for the position at the applicant’s request (Sec. 3).
Prohibits an employer from retaliating against, or refusing to interview, hire, or employ an applicant for employment because the applicant did not provide a wage history or requested the wage range in accordance with the aforementioned provision (Sec. 3).
Authorizes an employer, after making an initial offer for employment, to rely on the wage history voluntarily provided by an applicant to support a wage offer higher than the initial wage offered by the employer (Sec. 3).
Specifies that none of the aforementioned provisions will prohibit an applicant from sharing wage history with an employer voluntarily (Sec. 3).
Authorizes the Commissioner to issue the following penalties for employers found to have violated the aforementioned provisions (Sec. 3):
For a first violation, a letter to the employer compelling compliance;
For a second violation, a civil penalty of up to $300; and
For a third violation, a civil penalty of up to $600.
Specifies that when determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner will consider the following (Sec. 3):
The gravity of the violation;
The size of the employer’s business;
The employer’s good faith; and
The employer’s history of violations under this section.
Title: Prohibits Employers from Asking About Wage History
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employers from asking potential employees about their wage history.
Requires an employer to provide to an applicant for employment the wage range for the position at the applicant’s request (Sec. 3).
Prohibits an employer from retaliating against, or refusing to interview, hire, or employ an applicant for employment because the applicant did not provide a wage history or requested the wage range in accordance with the aforementioned provision (Sec. 3).
Authorizes an employer, after making an initial offer for employment, to rely on the wage history voluntarily provided by an applicant to support a wage offer higher than the initial wage offered by the employer (Sec. 3).
Specifies that none of the aforementioned provisions will prohibit an applicant from sharing wage history with an employer voluntarily (Sec. 3).
Authorizes the Commissioner to issue the following penalties for employers found to have violated the aforementioned provisions (Sec. 3):
For a first violation, a letter to the employer compelling compliance;
For a second violation, a civil penalty of up to $300; and
For a third violation, a civil penalty of up to $600.
Specifies that when determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner will consider the following (Sec. 3):
The gravity of the violation;
The size of the employer’s business;
The employer’s good faith; and
The employer’s history of violations under this section.
Title: Prohibits Employers from Asking About Wage History