Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania House Bill HB560

Introduced
2/12/25  

Caption

Providing for pay ranges.

Impact

Should it be enacted, HB 560 would specifically affect all employers with 15 or more employees in Pennsylvania, requiring them to provide written documentation of pay ranges for employees upon hiring and on an annual basis thereafter. This legislative change is intended to ensure that employees are aware of their worth relative to similar positions within the company, which could stimulate informed discussions surrounding salary negotiations and lead to more equitable pay practices across various sectors.

Summary

House Bill 560 seeks to amend the existing Equal Pay Law in Pennsylvania by introducing a requirement for employers to disclose pay ranges for jobs in their advertisements and to current employees seeking promotions or transfers. This initiative aims to increase transparency in pay practices, thereby reducing wage disparities based on sex and promoting equitable compensation within the workforce. By mandating pay range disclosures, the bill aims to empower employees and job applicants with crucial information that can inform their decisions during hiring or career advancement negotiations.

Sentiment

The sentiment surrounding HB 560 appears to be supportive among advocacy groups and legislators focusing on gender equity and labor rights. Proponents argue that clear pay range disclosures will help to combat pay discrimination and promote a fairer workplace. However, some business stakeholders may express concerns about the administrative burden and complexities this transparency requirement might impose on employer practices, fearing that it could lead to wage inflation or strained employer-employee relations.

Contention

A notable point of contention is the potential impact on company culture and compensation strategies. Advocates of the bill emphasize the necessity of pay transparency in combatting systemic discrimination that disproportionately affects women and minority workers. Critics, however, may argue that such regulations could lead to unintended consequences, such as a lack of flexibility in salary negotiations or the possibility of discontent among employees if perceived pay inequities are highlighted publicly.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

PA HB356

Providing for pay ranges.

PA SB601

Providing for pay ranges.

PA HB98

Further providing for definitions and for wage rates; providing for additional violations; further providing for powers of secretary, for collection of unpaid wages, for records and reporting and for penalties; and establishing the Equal Pay Enforcement Fund.

PA SB421

Further providing for definitions, for wage rates and for collection of unpaid wages.

PA SB36

Further providing for definitions, for wage rates and for collection of unpaid wages.

PA SB386

Further providing for wage rates and for collection of unpaid wages.

PA SB1082

Providing for compliance with labor and workplace safety laws.

PA SB1248

Providing for institutions of higher education.

PA HB27

In preliminary provisions, further providing for Basic Education Funding Commission and for special provisions applicable to limited school years, establishing the Child Reunification Program in the Department of Education and providing for minimum number of days or hours, for public job posting database, for instructional vacancy data and for data transparency; in duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for additional schools and departments; in school finances, providing for school district budget timeline for 2024 and for procedure for securing approval of electors; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects; in school directors' associations and county boards of school directors, further providing for powers and duties; in intermediate units, further providing for visual services and for school safety and security enhancements; in professional employees, repealing provisions relating to religious garb, insignia, etc., prohibited and penalty; in certification of teachers, further providing for substitute teaching permit for prospective teachers, for locally issued temporary certification for substitute teachers and for permit for classroom monitors; providing for Educator Pipeline Support Grant Program; in pupils and attendance, further providing for compulsory education of physical defectives, for dependent children, for cost of tuition and maintenance of certain exceptional children in approved institutions, for payment of cost of tuition and maintenance of certain exceptional children, for transfer of funds for transferal programs and for children under six with defective hearing and parent or guardian advised of schools, etc.; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for Office for Safe Schools, repealing provisions relating to regulations and to reporting, further providing for policy relating to bullying and for maintenance of records, repealing provisions relating to safe schools advocate in school districts of the first class, to standing, to enforcement and to construction of article and other laws; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions and for School Safety and Security Committee, providing for duties of committee, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program, providing for Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools and School Entities Program, for standardized protocols, for county safe schools' collaborative and for school mental health grants for 2023-2024 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and providing for reporting and memorandum of understanding, for safe schools advocate in school districts of the first class and for enforcement; in school security, further providing for definitions, for school police officers, for annual report and for school security guards; in school health services, further providing for dental examinations and dental hygiene services and providing for eating disorder awareness and education; in drug and alcohol recovery high school program, providing for enrollment of students; in terms and courses of study, providing for calculation of average daily membership for a dual credit course and further providing for Economic Education and Personal Financial Literacy Programs; in early learning programs, providing for quarterly meetings; in character education program, further providing for character education program; providing for the Dual Credit Innovation and Equity Grant Program; in high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in educational tax credits, further providing for qualification and application by organizations, for limitations and for low-achieving schools; in school districts of the first class, further providing for qualifications of principals and teachers; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2023-2024; in credit card marketing, further providing for regulation of on-campus credit card marketing; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for definitions and for payments on account of pupils enrolled in career and technical curriculums, providing for Level-Up Supplement for 2022-2023 school year, further providing for payments on account of courses for exceptional children, for payments to intermediate units, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status, for payments, for payments on account of pupil transportation, for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant and for payment of required contribution for public school employees' Social Security; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability; providing for School Environmental Repairs Program; abrogating a regulation; and making an editorial change.

PA HB2398

In transfers of credits between institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for duties of public institutions of higher education, providing for guaranteed admission, for reports to General Assembly and for dispute resolution and further providing for Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee, for duties of department and for applicability; in higher education accountability and transparency, further providing for definitions and providing for student fee transparency; and providing for institutions of higher education and Dual Credit Innovation and Equity Grant Program.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.