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HB0232 • 2009

Fair employment-revisions.

AN ACT relating to discriminatory compensation practices; providing for backpay for similar discriminatory compensation practices; providing for determination of the time of occurrence of discriminatory compensation practices; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Connolly
Last action
2009-02-02
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0232HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by H07

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Bill History

  1. 2009-02-02 House

    H Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2009-02-02 House

    H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  3. 2009-01-28 House

    H Rereferred to H07

  4. 2009-01-26 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  5. 2009-01-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2009-01-19 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0482

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0232

Fair employment-revisions.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Connolly, Bonner, Byrd, Davison, Gilmore, Millin, Roscoe and Wallis and Senator(s) Landen and Sessions

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to discriminatory
compensation
practices; providing for backpay for similar discrimin
atory
compensation practices; providing for determination of the time of occurrence of discriminat
ory
compensation practices; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 27
‑
9
‑
106(n)(iv) and by creating a new subsection (o) is amended to read:

27
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9
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106.

Filing of complaint; determination; appeal for hearing.

(n)

Where the hearing officer determines that the employer, employment agency or labor organization has engaged in any discriminatory or unfair employment practice as defined in this chapter, the hearing officer's decision may:

(iv)

Require the employer, employment agency or labor organization to pay backpay or front pay
, including backpay for up to two (2) years preceding the filing of the charge where the unlawful employment practices that have occurred during the charge filing period are similar or related to unlawful employment practices with regard to discrimination in compensation that occurred outside the time for filing the charge
but are alleged within the complaint
.

(o)

For purposes of this section, a discriminatory or unfair employment practice occurs, with respect to discrimination in compensation, when:

(i)

A discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted;

(ii)

An individual becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice; or

(iii)

An individual is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or practice, including each time wages, benefits or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

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