,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjaf,ms4 ,norton 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 & ,ms4 ,spei]7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair ,labor    
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich to prohibit c]ta9   
practices by employ]s relat+ to         
re/rictions on discussion ( employees' &
 prospective employees' sal>y & b5efit  
hi/ory1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pay    
,equity = ,all ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4       
,prohibitions relat+ to prospective     
employees' sal>y & b5efit hi/ory  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (    
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ aft] section #g ! foll[+  
new section3  #h4 ,requirem5ts &        
prohibitions relat+ to wage1 sal>y &    
b5efit hi/ory ,x %all be an unlawful    
practice = an employ] to-- 7#a7 scre5   
prospective employees bas$ on _! previ\s

 wages or sal>y hi/ories1 includ+       
b5efits or o!r comp5sation1 includ+ by  
requir+ t a prospective employee's      
previ\s wages or sal>y hi/ories1 includ+
 b5efits or o!r comp5sation1 satisfy    
m9imum or maximum crit]ia1 or reque/ or 
require z a condition ( be+ int]view$1  
or z a condition ( cont9u+ to be        
consid]$ = an (f] ( employm5t or z a    
condition ( employm5t1 t a prospective  
employee disclose previ\s wages or sal>y
 hi/ories1 includ+ b5efits or o!r       
comp5sation2  7#b7 seek ! previ\s wages 
or sal>y hi/ory1 includ+ b5efits or o!r 
comp5sation1 ( any prospective employee 
f any curr5t or =m] employ] ( su*       
employee2 or  7#c7 dis*>ge or 9 any o!r 
mann] retaliate aga9/ any employee or   
prospective employee because !          
employee--  7,a7 oppos$ any act or      
practice made unlawful by ?is section or
 made or is ab\t to make a compla9t     
relat+ to any act or practice made      
unlawful by ?is section2 or  7,b7       
te/ifi$ or is ab\t to te/ify1 assi/1 or 

p>ticipate 9 any mann] 9 an inve/igation
 or proce$+ relat+ to any act or        
practice made unlawful by ?is section4  
4  7b7 ,p5alties ,section #af ( su* ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7f7  
7#a7 ,any p]son :o violates ! provisions
 ( section #h %all--  7,a7 be subject to
 a civil p5alty ( #e1jjj = a fir/ (f5se1
 increas$ by an additional #a1jjj = ea* 
subsequ5t (f5se1 n to exce$ #aj1jjj2 &  
7,b7 be liable to ea* employee or       
prospective employee :o 0 ! subject ( ! 
violation = special damages n to exce$  
#aj1jjj plus attorneys' fees1 & %all be 
subject to su* injunctive relief z may  
be appropriate4  7#b7 ,an action to     
recov] ! liability describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a77;,b7 may be ma9ta9$ aga9/ any      
employ] 7includ+ a public ag5cy7 9 any  
,f$]al or ,/ate c\rt ( compet5t         
jurisdiction by any "o or m employees or
 prospective employees = & 9 behalf (   
himself or !mselves & o!r employees     
simil>ly situat$4  4