Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Workforce Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 752
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions. Makes unlawful employment practice to discriminate in the payment of wages against employee on basis of protected class. Makes unlawful employment practice to screen job applicants based on salary history, to base salary decision on salary history and to seek salary history information from applicant for employment other than after making offer of employment. Requires employer to demonstrate business necessity for pay differentials that are not based on merit, seniority, piece-rate or production-based work. Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable. Extends tort claim notice requirement from 180 days to one year for public employee to give notice of certain pay equity violations. Adds additional remedies for pay equity and wage-related violations that include right to jury trial and right to compensatory and punitive damages. Protects seniority rights for employee who uses sick leave or medical leave.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
5 co-sponsors
Teresa Alonso Leon, Carla Piluso, Karin Power, Barbara Smith Warner, Janeen Sollman
Its course
February 7 to July 7, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the SenateFeb 7 to Jul 7 · stopped150 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 7 to Feb 81 day
WorkforceFeb 8 to Jul 7 · stopped149 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 7 – Jul 7
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 7Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 8Referred to Workforce.Senate
- Feb 22Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.Senate