This amendment provides that where a job opportunity is covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the compensation or compensation range disclosed in a notification should be one that has been agreed upon for disclosure in the CBA itself.

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment to House Bill No. 105 on Job Posting Rules

This change updates rules for job postings covered by union contracts, protects employers from liability when others copy their ads without permission, and makes a small word correction.

What This Bill Does

• Requires that job posts under a collective bargaining agreement show the pay range agreed to in that contract.
• States this rule only applies if the contract is changed or renewed after the law takes effect.
• Removes liability for employers when third parties copy and publish their job ads without consent.
• Changes the word 'shall' to 'must' in one part of the bill text.

Who It Names or Affects

• Employers who have jobs covered by collective bargaining agreements
• Unions or groups that negotiate these contracts with employers

Terms To Know

Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

A written contract between an employer and a union.

Liability

Legal responsibility to pay money or face punishment if someone breaks the law.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact date this rule starts is not listed in the provided text.
• This change only applies to contracts that are updated after the effective date of the main Act.

Official Summary Text

This amendment provides that where a job opportunity is covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the compensation or compensation range disclosed in a notification should be one that has been agreed upon for disclosure in the CBA itself. The section becomes applicable to postings for opportunities covered by a CBA only when the CBA is amended, modified, or renewed after the effective date of the Act, to give the parties opportunity to consider the disclosed range in the course of negotiating a CBA.
The amendment also provides that an employer is not liable for job posting that are digitally replicated and published without the employer’s consent.
This amendment also makes a technical correction.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Ross Levin

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 105

AMEND House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 105 at line 26 by deleting “

shall

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

must

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 105 by inserting the following after line 27 and before line 28:

“

c. A notification for a job opportunity that is covered by a collective bargaining agreement must disclose the compensation or compensation range that has been approved for disclosure under this section in the collective bargaining agreement.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 105 by deleting lines 59 and 60 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(g) (1) A third party who posts or reposts a notification regarding a job opportunity is not subject to liability or enforcement under this section.

(2) An employer is not liable for job postings that are digitally replicated and published without the employer’s consent.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 105 by inserting the following after line 61 and before line 62:

“

(i) This section applies to the posting of job opportunities covered by a collective bargaining agreement only after the collective bargaining agreement is executed, amended, modified, renewed, or replaced after [the effective date of this Act].

”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment provides that where a job opportunity is covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the compensation or compensation range disclosed in a notification should be one that has been agreed upon for disclosure in the CBA itself. The section becomes applicable to postings for opportunities covered by a CBA only when the CBA is amended, modified, or renewed after the effective date of the Act, to give the parties opportunity to consider the disclosed range in the course of negotiating a CBA.

The amendment also provides that an employer is not liable for job posting that are digitally replicated and published without the employer’s consent.

This amendment also makes a technical correction.