HB0146 • 2018

Equal pay-penalties.

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; amending penalties for violations of equal pay provisions; 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: 2018-03-07
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2018-03-07 Senate
S Did Not Consider in CoW
2018-03-07 Senate
S COW
2018-03-05 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-03-05 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2018-02-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2018-02-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-02-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-2-2-0-0
2018-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-22 House
H COW:Passed
2018-02-20 House
H Placed on General File
2018-02-20 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
2018-02-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 57-1-2-0-0
2018-02-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-02-12 LSO
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2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0426
Numbered
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0146

Equal pay-penalties.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Connolly and Halverson

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; amending penalties for violations of equal pay provisions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
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W.S. 27
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4
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304 is amended to read:

27
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4
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304
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Penalty for violations.

Any employer who willfully violates any provision of this act, or who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because the employee has made any
complaint to his employer, the director or any other person, or instituted, or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this act, or has testified or is about to testify in the proceedings, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not
less than twenty
‑
five dollars ($25.00), nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00)

more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
, or by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days, or
by
both
.

the fine and
imprisonment.

Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 201
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