HB0188 • 2020

Wage transparency.

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; specifying employer actions which constitute an unfair employment practice; prohibiting an employer from barring an employee from disclosing wage information; prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to waive wage disclosure rights; prohibiting an employer from discriminating against an employee as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Labor

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Connolly
Last action: 2020-02-14
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.

Wage Transparency Act

The bill aims to prevent employers from stopping employees from sharing their wage information and protects workers who discuss or ask about wages.

What This Bill Does

It makes it illegal for an employer to stop an employee from talking about their own pay or asking others about theirs.
Employers cannot force employees to sign papers that say they won't share their pay details.
An employer is not allowed to punish, fire, or change the terms of employment for someone who shares wage information.

Who It Names or Affects

Employers and employees in Wyoming.

Terms To Know

Unfair employment practice: Actions by an employer that are not fair to the employee, such as stopping them from talking about their pay.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
It would have taken effect on July 1, 2020, if passed.

Bill History

2020-02-14 House
H Failed Introduction 39-18-3-0-0
2020-02-12 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0470
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0470
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0188

Wage transparency.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Connolly, Hallinan, Sweeney and Wilson and Senator(s) Ellis, Pappas, Rothfuss and Von Flatern

A BILL

for

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

Section 1
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W.S. 27
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9
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105(a) by creating a new paragraph (v) is amended to read:

27
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105.

Discriminatory and unfair employment practices enumerated; limitations.

(a)

It is a discriminatory or unfair employment practice:

(v)

For an employer to:

(A)

Prohibit an employee from disclosing the employee's own wages, discussing the wages of others, inquiring about another employee's wages or aiding or encouraging any other employee to exercise the employee's rights under this paragraph. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to create an obligation to disclose wages;

(B)

Require as a condition of employment nondisclosure of the employee's own wages or require the employee to sign a waiver or other document that denies the employee the right to disclose the employee's own wage information;

(C)

Discharge, discipline or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against an employee by altering the terms, location or conditions of employment for disclosing the employee's own wages, discussing the wages of other employees, inquiring about another employee's wages or aiding or encouraging any other employee to exercise the employee's rights under this paragraph.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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