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Introduced Session

This bill amends the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.), to strengthen protections against employment discrimination and thereby promote equal pay for women by prohibiting any employer from: 1. screening a job applicant based on the applicant's wage or salary history, including by requiring the applicant's prior wages, salaries or benefits satisfy any minimum or maximum criteria, or relying on the applicant's salary in determining a salary amount for the applicant at any stage in the hiring process, including finalizing the employment contract; 2. inquiring, in writing or otherwise, about the salary history of a job applicant, including, but not limited to, the applicant's compensation and benefits, except that the employer may seek the history if the prospective employee voluntarily, without employer coercion, provides the employer with a written authorization; and 3. taking reprisals against any employee for disclosing to any other employee or former employee of the employer information regarding the job title, occupational category, rate of compensation, the gender, race, ethnicity, military status, or national origin of the employee or any other employee or former employee of the employer.

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Daniel Benson (D)*,  Wayne DeAngelo (D)*,  JoAnn Downey (D)*,  Nia Gill (D)*,  Eric Houghtaling (D)*,  Pam Lampitt (D)*,  Paul Moriarty (D)*,  Elizabeth Muoio (D)*,  Gary Schaer (D)*,  Loretta Weinberg (D)*,  Annette Chaparro (D),  Joe Danielsen (D),  Roy Freiman (D),  Patricia Jones (D),  John McKeon (D),  Carol Murphy (D),  Nancy Pinkin (D),  Annette Quijano (D),  Shirley Turner (D),  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D),  Anthony Verrelli (D), 

Approved P.L.2019, c.199. (on 07/25/2019)