Bill > A01826

This bill requires companies bidding on state contracts to disclose their gender wage disparities by job title, creating a new transparency mechanism for addressing pay inequity. Specifically, all offerors (companies seeking state contracts) must report the average weekly wages paid to men and women for each job title and calculate the percentage of wage disparity between genders. State agencies will be responsible for collecting this data and submitting it to the Office of General Services, which will then publish the compiled information on its website. Furthermore, when evaluating contract bids, state agencies must now consider these gender wage disparity disclosures and will provide extra scoring credit to companies with a gender wage disparity of 10% or less. The bill aims to incentivize companies to address wage gaps and increase transparency around gender-based pay differences. The legislation will take effect 90 days after becoming law, with provisions allowing for immediate preparation of necessary regulations.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1826