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This bill introduces comprehensive wage disclosure protections and anti-discrimination measures for employees in Arizona. The legislation prohibits employers from requiring employees to keep their wages confidential, preventing them from mandating non-disclosure agreements or penalizing workers who discuss wage information. Employers are also barred from inquiring about a job candidate's salary history before making a job offer and cannot retaliate against employees who assert their rights under this law. The bill strengthens existing equal pay regulations by explicitly preventing employers from paying different wages based on sex and expanding the timeframe for filing wage discrimination claims from six months to one year. Importantly, an employer cannot use an employee's prior wage history as a defense in a discrimination lawsuit. If an employer violates these provisions, employees can file civil actions seeking remedies such as reinstatement, recovery of unpaid wages, and expungement of adverse employment records. Employers must also include these rights in their employee handbooks. The bill aims to promote wage transparency, prevent discriminatory pay practices, and give employees more power to challenge unequal compensation.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83389