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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 488
October 2, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
L. Johnson
,
Larson
,
Hesselbein
,
Ratcliff
,
Pfaff
,
Smith
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Moore Omokunde
,
Taylor
,
Andraca
,
Anderson
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSmidt
,
Goodwin
,
Kirsch
,
Madison
,
McCarville
,
Miresse
,
Palmeri
,
Phelps
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Snodgrass
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Tenorio
,
Udell
,
Sinicki
and
Joers
. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
SB488,1,3
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An Act
to create
103.44 of the statutes;
relating to:
requiring job postings to
2
include salary range and benefits, retaining records of job postings, granting
3
rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires all job postings made by employers or third parties on behalf of employers to include the minimum and maximum salary or hourly pay for the job based on the employer’s good faith estimate and any other benefits available for the position, such as health insurance and retirement benefits.
The bill also provides that employers and third parties that post jobs on behalf of employers are required to retain records of listings for job vacancies and employment opportunities, including information regarding wages, salary, and other benefits, for at least two years after the vacancy or employment opportunity is filled.
The bill provides that an employer with fewer than 50 employees who violates a requirement under the bill shall forfeit $300 for a second violation and $600 for a third or subsequent violation, and an employer with 50 or more employees who violates a requirement under the bill shall forfeit $1,000 for a second violation and $2,000 for a third or subsequent violation. Under the bill, third parties that are required to comply with the provisions of the bill are subject to the same penalties as an employer. Finally, under the bill each failure to comply with a duty required under the bill is a separate violation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB488,1
1
Section
1
.
103.44 of the statutes is created to read:
SB488,2,9
2
103.44
Compensation and benefits in job postings; retention of
3
records; penalties.
(1)
Listing requirement.
In a job posting seeking
4
applicants that is made by an employer or by a 3rd party on behalf of an employer,
5
the employer or 3rd party shall include the salary range and any other benefits
6
available for the position, such as health insurance and retirement benefits. In this
7
subsection, “salary range” means the minimum and maximum salary or hourly pay
8
for a specific job available with an employer based on the employer’s good faith
9
estimate at the time the job is posted.
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10
(2)
Record retention.
An employer or a 3rd party on behalf of an employer
11
shall retain records of listings for job vacancies and employment opportunities,
12
including the information provided in sub. (1), for at least 2 years after the vacancy
13
or employment opportunity is filled or no longer published, whichever is later, and
14
shall allow an employee of the employer that posted the listing or an employee of the
15
department to review the records.
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16
(3)
Sanctions and penalties.
(a) For a first violation of sub. (1) or (2), the
17
department shall issue a written warning.
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(b) An employer with fewer than 50 employees shall forfeit $300 for a 2nd
19
violation of sub. (1) or (2).
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(c) An employer with fewer than 50 employees shall forfeit $600 for a 3rd or
2
subsequent violation of sub. (1) or (2).
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(d) An employer with 50 or more employees shall forfeit $1,000 for a 2nd
4
violation of sub. (1) or (2).
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(e) An employer with 50 or more employees shall forfeit $2,000 for a 3rd or
6
subsequent violation of sub. (1) or (2).
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(f) The penalties under pars. (b) to (e) apply to a 3rd party that is required to
8
comply with subs. (1) and (2) in the same manner as they apply to an employer.
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(g) Each failure to comply with a duty under sub. (1) or (2) is a separate
10
violation.
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(4)
Rules.
The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
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