,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,norton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,workforce  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,fair ,labor ,standards   
,act to require an employer providing an
 employment opportunity to disclose the 
wage range for such employment          
opportunity to employees and applicants 
for employment1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,salary ,transparency ,act4  #b4
 ,prohibitions relating to wage         
disclosures  7a7 ,in general ,the ,fair 
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is amended by   
inserting after section #g the following
 new section3  #h4 ,requirements and    
prohibitions relating to wage           
disclosures  7a7 ,in general ,it shall  
be an unlawful practice for an employer 
to-- 7#a7 fail or refuse to disclose1 in
 any public or internal posting for an  

employment opportunity1 the wage or wage
 range for such employment opportunity2 
7#b7 in any case in which a public or   
internal posting for an employment      
opportunity has not been made available 
to an applicant for such employment     
opportunity1 fail or refuse to disclose 
to such applicant the wage or wage range
 for such employment opportunity prior  
to discussing compensation with the     
applicant and at any time upon the      
applicant's request2  7#c7 fail or      
refuse to disclose to an employee the   
wage or wage range for the employee's   
position upon hire and at least annually
 thereafter and at any time upon the    
employee's request2 or  7#d7 refuse to  
interview1 hire1 promote1 or employ an  
employee or applicant for employment1 or
 in any other manner retaliate against  
an employee or applicant for employment1
 for exercising any rights under this   
section4  7b7 ,definition ,in this      
section1 the term wage range1 with      
respect to an employment opportunity1   

means the range of wages1 or salaries   
and other forms of compensation1 that   
the employer providing such employment  
opportunity anticipates in good faith   
relying on in setting the pay for such  
employment opportunity4 ,such term may  
include reference to any applicable pay 
scale1 previously determined wage range 
for the position1 the actual wage range 
for those currently holding equivalent  
positions1 or the budgeted amount for   
the position1 as applicable4 ,for the   
purposes of subsection 7a77#c71 such    
term may include reference to any       
applicable pay scale1 previously        
determined wage range for the position1 
or the wage range for incumbents in     
equivalent positions1 as applicable4  4 
7b7 ,penalties ,section #af of such ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 7#a7 ,any person who   
violates the provisions of section #h   
shall--  7,a7 be subject to a civil     
penalty of #e1jjj for a first violation1

 increased by an additional #a1jjj for  
each subsequent violation1 not to exceed
 #aj1jjj2 and  7,b7 be liable to each   
employee or applicant for employment who
 was the subject of the violation for   
statutory damages between #a1jjj and    
#aj1jjj1 or actual damages1 whichever is
 greater1 plus reasonable attorneys'    
fees1 and shall be subject to such      
injunctive relief as may be appropriate4
  7#b7 ,an action to recover the        
liability described in paragraph        
7#a77;,b7 may be maintained against any 
employer 7including a public agency7 in 
any ,federal or ,state court of         
competent jurisdiction by any one or    
more employees or applicants for        
employment for and on behalf of-- 7,a7  
the employees or applicants for         
employment2 and  7,b7 other employees or
 applicants for employment similarly    
situated4  4