The Colorado General Assembly recently passed into legislation Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, which aims to strengthen the state’s pay equality requirements, prohibit employers from seeking salary history from job applicants and require…
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Washington Adds Pay History Ban, Transparency Requirements
A year after enacting the 2018 Equal Pay and Opportunity Act, the legislature in Washington has passed HB 1696, which restricts pay history inquiries and enhances pay transparency requirements. The state will be the eighth to ban all public and private employers from…
Maine and Cincinnati (Ohio) Join the Growing List of Jurisdictions Banning Salary History Inquiries
Maine and Cincinnati now prohibit employers from making salary history inquiries of potential employees. In Maine, “An Act Regarding Pay Equality” prohibits employers from using, inquiring about or confirming an applicant’s compensation history until after an offer of…
Suffolk County: Another New York Locale Where Salary History Inquiries Are Out the Door
Joining New York City, Westchester, and Albany, the Suffolk County Legislature, on November 20, 2018, adopted its own variation of a salary history ban. Taking effect on June 30, 2019, the Restricting Information on Salaries and Earnings Act (the “RISE Act”) amends…