HB4604 Summary

• Modifies the Equal Pay Act of 2003 to clarify that private employers with "100 or more" employees (rather than "more than 100") must obtain equal pay registration certificates from the Department of Labor.

• Requires covered employers to submit wage records by gender, race, and ethnicity; an equal pay compliance statement signed by a corporate officer; and a $150 filing fee to register, with recertification every 2 years.

• Establishes the Equal Pay Registration Fund to receive filing fees and directs the Department to issue or reject applications within 45 calendar days and allow applicants to cure deficiencies within 30 days.

• Designates individual employee wage data as confidential and exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, while permitting aggregate wage data compilation and allowing current employees to request anonymized pay data for their job classification.

• Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act to allow email notice to employers in place of certified mail for citations and penalties, change "working days" to "business days" in review and hearing timelines, and permit the Director to investigate violations related to equal pay registrations.