NY S456B
2019 | Fair Pay
STATUS: Enacted
Requires equal pay for all public sector employees on the basis of protected class status.
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New York
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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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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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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CT SB 3
2019 | Legal Deadlines Workplace Harrassment, Remedies, Training, Workplace Harassment/Violence
STATUS: Enacted
Expanded training requirements, notice requirements, protections for employees reporting sexual harassment, and the types of damages for discrimination and harassment claims. Also extended the deadline for filing discrimination and harassment administrative claims.
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