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 Section 31-40z of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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