AZ HB2344

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

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

Requires employers to include notice of employee wage disclosure rights in employee handbooks and allows employees to file civil actions for violations, with remedies including reinstatement, unpaid wages, and expungement of adverse records.

Extends the statute of limitations for equal pay claims from six months to one year and prohibits employers from using an employee's prior wage history as a defense in wage discrimination cases.

Does not require wage disclosure, protect proprietary or trade secret information, or allow employees to disclose other employees' wages to competitors.