HB 393: Senator Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay Protection Act

• Prohibits employers from providing less favorable employment opportunities or paying lower wages to employees based on sex for substantially similar work requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility under similar working conditions.

• Establishes civil penalties of up to $2,500 for first violations, $3,000 for second violations, and $5,000 for third or subsequent violations; employees may recover unpaid wages plus liquidated damages within 3 years of the violation.

• Prohibits employers from seeking, requesting, or requiring employees to disclose wage or salary history, except when an employee voluntarily provides prior wage information to justify requesting a higher salary offer.

• Protects employees from retaliation for discussing wages, inquiring about other employees' wages, requesting wage explanations, or filing complaints related to wage discrimination.

• Exempts minority business enterprises as defined in s. 288.703 from the provisions; effective date is July 1, 2018.