Bill > A3480

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits employers from seeking or releasing the salary history of certain employees. Specifically, it provides that no employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee shall seek to obtain, or require a current or prospective employee to provide or consent to the creation of, a report that contains information about the current or prospective employee's payment history, including, but not limited to, compensation and benefits. The bill also prohibits employers from releasing the salary history of any current or former employee without written authorization from the current or former employee. The bill does not apply to: the federal government, any other state, or the State of New Jersey, or the several counties and municipalities thereof, or any other political subdivision of the State, or a school district, or any special district, or any authority, commission, or board, or any branch or agency of the public service; or salary history released to employer or employee representatives in the context of collective bargaining negotiations. The bill provides that any employer who violates any provision of the bill is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for the first violation and $5,000 for each subsequent violation, collectible by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).

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Daniel Benson (D)*,  Wayne DeAngelo (D)*,  JoAnn Downey (D)*,  Nia Gill (D)*,  Eric Houghtaling (D)*,  Pam Lampitt (D)*,  Elizabeth Muoio (D)*,  Gary Schaer (D)*,  Troy Singleton (D)*,  Loretta Weinberg (D)*,  Jim Beach (D),  Sandra Cunningham (D),  Linda Greenstein (D),  Patricia Jones (D),  John McKeon (D),  Nancy Pinkin (D),  Annette Quijano (D),  Shirley Turner (D),  John Wisniewski (D), 

Absolute Veto, Received in the Assembly (on 07/31/2017)