AL HB225

Establishes the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act prohibiting employers from paying employees at lower wage rates based on sex or race for equal work requiring equal skill, effort, education, experience, and responsibility.

Allows wage differentials only if based on seniority systems, merit systems, production-based earnings systems, or factors other than sex or race.

Prohibits employers from refusing to hire, interview, promote, or employ applicants or retaliating against them for not providing wage history.

Requires employers to maintain wage records, job classifications, and employment terms for three years following federal Fair Labor Standards Act guidelines.

Provides two-year statute of limitations for employees to file civil actions for wage discrimination violations and requires employees to repay whichever is less when recovering both state and federal remedies for the same violation.