,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #be1 #bjai,ms4   
,norton 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4    
,spei]1 & ,ms4 ,de,lauro7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,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 ( #bjai4  #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 ins]t+ aft] section
 #g ! foll[+ new section3  #h4          
,requirem5ts & prohibitions relat+ to   
wage1 sal>y1 & b5efit hi/ory  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,x %all be an unlawful practice = 
an employ] to-- 7#a7 rely on ! wage     
hi/ory ( a prospective employee 9       

consid]+ ! prospective employee =       
employm5t1 includ+ requir+ t a          
prospective employee's prior wages      
satisfy m9imum or maximum crit]ia z a   
condition ( be+ consid]$ = employm5t2   
7#b7 rely on ! wage hi/ory ( a          
prospective employee 9 det]m9+ ! wages =
 su* prospective employee1 except t an  
employ] may rely on wage hi/ory if x is 
volunt>ily provid$ by a prospective     
employee1 aft] ! employ] makes an (f] ( 
employm5t ) an (f] ( comp5sation to !   
prospective employee1 to support a wage 
high] ?an ! wage (f]$ by ! employ]2     
7#c7 seek f a prospective employee or   
any curr5t or =m] employ] ! wage hi/ory 
( ! prospective employee1 except t an   
employ] may seek to confirm prior wage  
in=mation only aft] an (f] ( employm5t )
 comp5sation has be5 made to !          
prospective employee & ! prospective    
employee responds to ! (f] by provid+   
prior wage in=mation to support a wage  
high] ?an t (f]$ by ! employ]2 or  7#d7 
dis*>ge or 9 any o!r mann] retaliate    

aga9/ any employee or prospective       
employee because ! employee or          
prospective employee--  7,a7 oppos$ any 
act or practice made unlawful by ?is    
section2 or  7,b7 took an action = :i*  
discrim9ation is =bidd5 "u section      
#ae7;a77#c74  7b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is     
section1 ! t]m wage hi/ory means ! wages
 paid to ! prospective employee by !    
prospective employee's curr5t employ] or
 previ\s employ]4  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 = & on behalf (--
  7,a7 ! employees or prospective       
employees2 &  7,b7 o!r employees or     
prospective employees simil>ly situat$4 
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