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CT HB05591

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/12/2017

Primary Sponsor

Labor and Public Employees Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits employers from discriminating in compensation based on sex, effective October 1, 2017
  • Requires employers defending pay differences to prove the disparity is based on seniority systems, merit systems, production-based systems, or bona fide job-related factors unrelated to sex
  • Changes the standard for equal work claims from "similar" to "comparable" working conditions
  • Establishes that bona fide factor defenses are invalid if an alternative employment practice exists that would eliminate the pay differential without harming business necessity
  • Protects employees from retaliation for opposing discriminatory compensation practices or participating in related proceedings

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Pay Equity In The Workforce.

Last Action

File Number 626

4/17/2017

Committee Referrals

Labor and Public Employees1/12/2017

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