NE LB 217
2019 | Fair Pay, Pay Transparency, Retaliation
STATUS: Enacted
Ensures that workers can discuss their salaries without retaliation.
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Maryland
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.
Read MoreAlabama
AL HB 225
2019 | Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Prior Salary, Retaliation
STATUS: Enacted
State Equal Pay Act prohibiting compensation discrimination on the basis of sex or race for equal work with certain enumerated defenses and prohibiting employer retaliation against potential employees for failure to provide a record of their prior wage history.
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WA HB 1506
2018 | Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Pay Transparency, Prior Salary, Work Comparisons
STATUS: Enacted
Comprehensive equal pay law.
Read MoreWyoming
WY HB0209
2017 | Fair Pay, Pay Transparency
STATUS: Enacted
The bill orders the Department of Work Services to update and expand upon the 2003 study looking at the disparity of wages and benefits between men and women in Wyoming.
Read MoreWest Virginia
WV ยง21-5B-3
| Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Retaliation, Work Comparisons
STATUS: Enacted
The West Virginia Equal Pay Act prohibits private and public employers from paying wages to any employee at a rate less than the rate paid to employees of the opposite sex for work of comparable character, the performance of which requires comparable skills. It also prohibits retaliation against employees who file or otherwise participate in an investigation regarding equal pay claims.
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