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 More2019 | 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.
Read More2019 | Forced Arbitration, Workplace Harassment/Violence
STATUS: Enacted
Prohibits employers from requiring workers to sign arbitration agreements, or other waivers of forums or rights, and prohibits retaliation against workers who decline to sign such agreements.
Read More2019 | No Rehire, Workplace Harassment/Violence
STATUS: Enacted
This law prohibits the use of “no rehire” clauses in settlement agreements related to employment claims, with certain exceptions.
Read More2019 | Legal Deadlines Workplace Harrassment, Workplace Harassment/Violence
STATUS: Enacted
Extended the deadline to file claims of sexual harassment and other discrimination with the state enforcement agency from one to three years.
Read More2019 | Training, Workplace Harassment/Violence
STATUS: Enacted
Clarified the dates by which specified employers must provide sexual harassment prevention trainings to employees and supervisors pursuant to SB 1343 (passed in 2018).
Read More2019 | 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.
Read More2019 | Legal Deadlines Workplace Harrassment, Legislative Employees, Workplace Harassment/Violence
STATUS: Enacted
Senate Rules that contain rules related to sexual misconduct by members of the Legislature.
Read More2018 | Training, Workplace Harassment/Violence
STATUS: Enacted
Stakeholder work group convened to develop model sexual harassment-prevention policies and practices.
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