NY S5248B
2019 | Fair Pay, Protected Classes
STATUS: Enacted
Requires equal compensation for substantially similar work among protected classes beyond sex.
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New Jersey
NJ AB 1094
2019 | Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Prior Salary
STATUS: Enacted
Prohibits employers from asking or requiring job applicants to disclose their salary history during the application process and prohibits reliance on prior salary in setting pay, with some exceptions.
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NH HB 211
2019 | Fair Pay, Prior Salary
STATUS: Vetoed
Would have prohibited employers from requiring an employee to disclose salary history.
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NV SB 166
2019 | Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Remedies Fair Pay
STATUS: Enacted
Provides 300 day deadline for filing a complaint alleging unlawful discrimination in compensation and authorizes the Nevada Equal Rights Commission to order specified remedies and civil penalties.
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NE LB 217
2019 | Fair Pay, Pay Transparency, Retaliation
STATUS: Enacted
Ensures that workers can discuss their salaries without retaliation.
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MD HB 790
2019 | Fair Pay, Remedies Fair Pay
STATUS: Enacted
Imposes a civil penalty on employers who have violated the Equal Pay for Equal Work Law.
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ME LD 278
2019 | Fair Pay, Pay Transparency, Prior Salary
STATUS: Enacted
Prohibits employer inquiry into prior salary, with certain exceptions, and prohibits employers from prohibiting employees from discussing wages.
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IL HB 0834
2019 | Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Pay Transparency, Prior Salary, Work Comparisons
STATUS: Enacted
This law amended and expanded upon the existing state equal pay act to narrow employer defenses, increase pay transparency, and prohibit inquiry into prior salary.
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CA SB 171
2019 | Fair Pay, Pay Transparency
STATUS: Failed
Pay data reporting to close the race and gender wage gap.
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