| 1 | 1 | | LRB-2693/1 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 905 |
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| 5 | 5 | | January 4, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives J. ANDERSON, SINICKI, C. |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANDERSON, EMERSON, JOERS, MADISON and PALMERI, cosponsored by Senators |
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| 7 | 7 | | L. JOHNSON and LARSON. Referred to Committee on Labor and Integrated |
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| 8 | 8 | | Employment. |
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| 9 | 9 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 10 | 10 | | AN ACT to create 103.365 of the statutes; relating to: providing wage |
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| 11 | 11 | | information in job listings, granting rule-making authority, and providing a |
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| 12 | 12 | | penalty. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | This bill requires employers to include in listings for job vacancies or |
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| 15 | 15 | | employment opportunities the hourly wages or salary, or the range of hourly wages |
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| 16 | 16 | | or salary, that the employer will offer to the individual who is hired. The bill also |
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| 17 | 17 | | requires the listing to include any other benefits or compensation that the employer |
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| 18 | 18 | | will provide. |
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| 19 | 19 | | The bill also provides that employers are required to retain records of listings |
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| 20 | 20 | | for job vacancies and employment opportunities, including information regarding |
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| 21 | 21 | | wages, salary, and other benefits, for at least two years after the vacancy or |
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| 22 | 22 | | employment opportunity is filled. Finally, the bill provides that an employer who |
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| 23 | 23 | | violates a requirement under the bill shall forfeit not less than $500 and not more |
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| 24 | 24 | | than $10,000 for each violation. |
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| 25 | 25 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 26 | 26 | | enact as follows: |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 1. 103.365 of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 905 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 103.365 Wage transparency in job listings; penalty. (1) LISTING |
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| 35 | 35 | | REQUIREMENT. If an employer posts a listing for a job vacancy or employment |
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| 36 | 36 | | opportunity, the employer shall include in the listing the hourly wages or salary, or |
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| 37 | 37 | | range of hourly wages or salary, and a description of all benefits and other |
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| 38 | 38 | | compensation that the employer will offer to the individual hired for the job or |
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| 39 | 39 | | employment opportunity. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2) RECORD RETENTION. An employer shall retain records of listings for job |
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| 41 | 41 | | vacancies and employment opportunities, including the information provided in sub. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (1), for at least 2 years after the vacancy or employment opportunity is filled or no |
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| 43 | 43 | | longer published, whichever is later, and shall allow the department or an employee |
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| 44 | 44 | | of the employer to review the records. |
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| 45 | 45 | | (3) PENALTY. Any employer who violates this section shall forfeit not less than |
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| 46 | 46 | | $500 nor more than $10,000 for each violation. Each failure to comply with a duty |
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| 47 | 47 | | under this section is a separate violation. |
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| 48 | 48 | | (4) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section. |
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| 49 | 49 | | (END) |
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