Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

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5	6		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6517
6	7		January Session, 2025
7	8		LCO No. 5491
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10	11		Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
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13	14		Introduced by:
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18	19		AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURES OF SALARY RANGES ON
19	20		PUBLIC AND INTERNAL JOB POSTINGS.
20	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	22		Assembly convened:
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23	24		Section 1. Section 31-40z of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
24	25		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
25	26		(a) As used in this section: 3
26	27		(1) "Benefits" means health insurance benefits, retirement benefits, 4
27	28		fringe benefits, paid leave and any other compensation to be offered 5
28	29		with a position; 6
29	30		[(1)] (2) "Employer" means any individual, corporation, limited 7
30	31		liability company, firm, partnership, voluntary association, joint stock 8
31	32		association, the state and any political subdivision thereof and any 9
32	33		public corporation within the state using the services of one or more 10
33	34		employees for pay; 11
34	35		[(2)] (3) "Employee" means any individual employed or permitted to 12
35		-	work by an employer; 13 Committee Bill No. 6517
	36	+	work by an employer; 13
	37	+	Committee Bill No. 6517
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40	42		[(3)] (4) "Wages" means compensation for labor or services rendered 14
41	43		by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, 15
42	44		piece, commission or other basis of calculation; and 16
43	45		[(4)] (5) "Wage range" means the range of wages an employer 17
44	46		[anticipates relying on when setting wages] sets in good faith for a 18
45	47		position, and may include reference to any applicable pay scale, 19
46	48		previously determined range of wages for the position, actual range of 20
47	49		wages for those employees currently holding [comparable] equivalent 21
48	50		positions or the employer's budgeted amount for the position. 22
49	51		(b) No employer shall: 23
50	52		(1) Prohibit an employee from disclosing or discussing the amount of 24
51	53		his or her wages or the wages of another employee of such employer 25
52	54		that have been disclosed voluntarily by such other employee; 26
53	55		(2) Prohibit an employee from inquiring about the wages of another 27
54	56		employee of such employer; 28
55	57		(3) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that 29
56	58		denies the employee his or her right to disclose or discuss the amount 30
57	59		of his or her wages or the wages of another employee of such employer 31
58	60		that have been disclosed voluntarily by such other employee; 32
59	61		(4) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that 33
60	62		denies the employee his or her right to inquire about the wages of 34
61	63		another employee of such employer; 35
62	64		(5) Inquire or direct a third party to inquire about a prospective 36
63	65		employee's wage and salary history unless a prospective employee has 37
64	66		voluntarily disclosed such information, except that this subdivision 38
65	67		shall not apply to any actions taken by an employer, employment 39
66	68		agency or employee or agent thereof pursuant to any federal or state law 40
67	69		that specifically authorizes the disclosure or verification of salary 41
68	70		history for employment purposes. Nothing in this section shall prohibit 42
69		-	an employer from inquiring about other elements of a prospective 43 Committee Bill No. 6517
	71	+	an employer from inquiring about other elements of a prospective 43
	72	+	Committee Bill No. 6517
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74	77		employee's compensation structure, as long as such employer does not 44
75	78		inquire about the value of the elements of such compensation structure; 45
76	79		(6) Discharge, discipline, discriminate against, retaliate against or 46
77	80		otherwise penalize any employee who discloses or discusses the 47
78	81		amount of his or her wages or the wages of another employee of such 48
79	82		employer that have been disclosed voluntarily by such other employee; 49
80	83		(7) Discharge, discipline, discriminate against, retaliate against or 50
81	84		otherwise penalize any employee who inquires about the wages of 51
82	85		another employee of such employer; 52
83	86		(8) Fail or refuse to provide an applicant for employment the wage 53
84	87		range for a position for which the applicant is applying and a general 54
85	88		description of the benefits to be offered with such position, if such 55
86	89		position has not been made available to an applicant pursuant to 56
87	90		subdivision (10) of this subsection, upon the earliest of (A) the 57
88	91		applicant's request, or (B) prior to [or at the time the applicant is made 58
89		-	an offer of compensation~~; or~~] any discussion of compensation with the 59
90		-	applicant or an offer of compensation to the applicant; 60
	92	+	an offer of compensation] any discussion of compensation with the 59
	93	+	applicant or an offer of compensation to the applicant; [or] 60
91	94		(9) Fail or refuse to provide an employee the wage range for the 61
92	95		employee's position and a general description of the benefits to be 62
93	96		offered with such position upon (A) the hiring of the employee, (B) a 63
94	97		change in the employee's position with the employer, or (C) the 64
95	98		employee's first request for a wage range; 65
96	99		(10) Fail or refuse to disclose in an internal or public job 66
97	100		advertisement for a position the wage or wage range for such position 67
98	101		and a general description of the benefits to be offered with such position. 68
99	102		Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require an employer 69
100	103		to post a job advertisement if such employer utilizes an alternative 70
101	104		method of hiring or recruiting for a position; 71
102	105		(11) Fail or refuse to annually provide an employee with the current 72
103	106		wage or wage range for such employee's position and a general 73
104		-	~~description of the benefits currently provided with such position; or 74~~ Committee Bill No. 6517
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	112	+	description of the benefits currently provided with such position; or 74
109	113		(12) Retaliate or discriminate against an applicant, including, but not 75
110	114		limited to, refusing to interview or hire a prospective employee, 76
111	115		refusing to promote an employee or terminating an employee, for 77
112	116		exercising such applicant's or employee's rights under this section. 78
113	117		[(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any employer 79
114	118		or employee to disclose the amount of wages paid to any employee.] 80
115	119		[(d)] (c) An action to redress a violation of subsection (b) of this 81
116	120		section may be maintained in any court of competent jurisdiction by any 82
117	121		one or more employees or prospective employees. An employer who 83
118	122		violates subsection (b) of this section may be found liable for statutory 84
119	123		damages of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than ten 85
120	124		thousand dollars or compensatory damages, whichever is greater, 86
121	125		attorney's fees and costs, punitive damages and such legal and equitable 87
122	126		relief as the court deems just and proper. 88
123	127		[(e) No action shall be brought for any] (d) An action for a violation 89
124	128		of subsection (b) of this section [except within] may be brought not later 90
125	129		than two years after such violation. 91
126	130		(e) The provisions of this section shall apply to any position in which 92
127	131		the duties for such position will be performed within the state or in 93
128	132		which the duties for such position will be performed outside of the state 94
129	133		but requires the employee performing such duties to report to a 95
130	134		supervisor, office or other work site located within the state. 96
131	135		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
132	136		sections:
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134	138		Section 1 October 1, 2025 31-40z
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136		-	LAB Joint Favorable
	140	+	Statement of Purpose:
	141	+	To amend current law on salary transparency by requiring employers
	142	+	to disclose salary ranges on public and internal job postings.
	143	+	Committee Bill No. 6517
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	149	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	150	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	151	+	underlined.]
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	153	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. FARRAR, 20th Dist.; REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist.
	154	+	REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.; REP. GILCHREST, 18th Dist.
	155	+	REP. BROWN, 56th Dist.; REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist.
	156	+	REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.; REP. CHAFEE, 33rd Dist.
	157	+	SEN. KUSHNER, 24th Dist.; REP. BELTON, 100th Dist.
	158	+	REP. TURCO, 27th Dist.; SEN. MAHER, 26th Dist.
	159	+	REP. MARTINEZ, 22nd Dist.; REP. GAUTHIER, 38th Dist.
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	161	+	H.B. 6517
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