Prospective employer; prohibited from seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees.

Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote or otherwise retaliating against a prospective or current employee for not providing wage or salary history or requesting a wage or salary range; (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range; and (vi) failing to set a wage or salary range in good faith. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to bring a cause of action to enforce its provisions and provides that an employer that violates such provisions is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for the first violation and up to $5,000 for any subsequent violation. The bill permits an aggrieved prospective employee or employee to bring an action to recover actual damages and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate within one year of when his rights were violated. This bill is identical to HB 636.

Status

Passed

Signed or otherwise enacted

Status date

Apr 22, 2026

204 days ago

Current chamber

Senate

Session

2026 Regular Session