HB 2090 Summary

• Prohibits employers from requiring employees to keep wages confidential, sign nondisclosure agreements about pay, or take adverse employment action against employees for discussing wages.

• Prohibits employers from inquiring about a prospective employee's wage or salary history before making a job offer with compensation, unless the prospective employee voluntarily discloses this information.

• Requires employers that provide employee handbooks to include notice of employee rights and remedies regarding wage disclosure.

• Allows employees to file civil actions for violations, with courts able to order reinstatement, recovery of unpaid wages, restoration of lost service credits, and expungement of adverse records.

• Extends equal pay protections by extending the statute of limitations for wage discrimination claims from six months to one year and prohibits employers from using prior wage or salary history as a defense in wage discrimination cases.