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Colorado

CO SB 19-085

2019 | Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Pay Transparency, Prior Salary, Protected Classes, Remedies Fair Pay, 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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Wyoming

WY HB 0071

2019 | Fair Pay, Remedies Fair Pay, Retaliation


STATUS: Enacted

Amended employer penalties for violations of the existing equal pay law and/or retaliation against employees.

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Nebraska

NE LB 217

2019 | Fair Pay, Pay Transparency, Retaliation


STATUS: Enacted

Ensures that workers can discuss their salaries without retaliation.

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Alabama

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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West Virginia

WV §21-5B-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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Tennessee

Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-2-201, et. seq.

2014 | Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Retaliation, Work Comparisons


STATUS: Enacted

Prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of sex for comparable work on jobs that require comparable skill, effort, and responsibility, and that are performed under similar working conditions.

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South Dakota

SD Cod. Laws Sec. § 60-12-15, et. seq.

| Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Retaliation, Work Comparisons


STATUS: Enacted

Prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of sex for comparable work on jobs which have comparable requirements.

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Pennsylvania

PA HB 931

2017 | Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Prior Salary, Retaliation


STATUS: Failed

Would have prohibited employer reliance on or inquirty into prior salary; strengthened retaliation protections, extended the statute of limitations for bringing PA Equal Pay Law claims, and established an Equal Pay Commission

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Pennsylvania

HB 1243

2018 | Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Pay Transparency, Retaliation


STATUS: Failed

Would have prohibited employer pay secrecy rules that prohibit employees from discussing wages and extended the statute of limitations for wage discrimination claims.

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