CA AB 168 Fact Sheet
| Fair Pay, Pay Transparency, Prior Salary
STATUS: Enacted
California AB 168 Fact Sheet
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Colorado
CO SB 19-085
2019 | Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Pay Transparency, Prior Salary, Protected Classes, Remedies, Retaliation, Work Comparisons
STATUS: Enacted
Comprehensive state equal pay law requiring equal pay for substantially similar work for employees of a different sex, or different sex in combination with another protected status; prohibiting employer inquiry into prior salary; adding pay transparency requirements; and providing remedies for violations of the law.
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WA HB 1696
2019 | Fair Pay, Prior Salary
STATUS: Enacted
Prohibits employers from seeking the salary history of applicants or requiring that an applicants prior salary meet certain criteria.
Read MoreNew York
NY S6549
2019 | Fair Pay, Prior Salary
STATUS: Enacted
Prohibits private-sector employers from asking about or relying on the prior salary of applicants or current employees, with some exceptions.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreNew Hampshire
NH HB 211
2019 | Fair Pay, Prior Salary
STATUS: Vetoed
Would have prohibited employers from requiring an employee to disclose salary history.
Read MoreMaine
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.
Read MoreIllinois
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.
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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