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IN HB1047
Bill
Status
1/3/2019
Primary Sponsor
Carolyn Jackson
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employers from paying employees at lower wage rates than employees of the opposite sex for substantially similar work, with wage differential permitted only for bona fide seniority systems, merit systems, production-based pay, or job-related factors like education, training, or experience
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Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who inquire about, disclose, compare, or discuss their wages with coworkers or others
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Bars employers from requiring wage nondisclosure as a condition of employment or requiring employees to sign waivers denying their right to discuss wage information
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Grants the Indiana Civil Rights Commission jurisdiction to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints of violations under this chapter
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Effective date of July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Equal pay and wage disclosure protection. Provides that it is an unlawful employment practice to: (1) pay wages that discriminate based on sex for substantially similar work; (2) discharge, discipline, discriminate against, coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any employee or other person because the employee inquired about, disclosed, compared, or otherwise discussed the employee's wages; (3) require as a condition of employment nondisclosure by an employee of the employee's wages; or (4) require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose the employee's wage information. Provides that the civil rights commission has jurisdiction for the investigation and resolution of complaints of these employment actions.
Last Action
Representative Smith, V. added as coauthor
1/24/2019