Bill Text: IA HF2453 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to wage discrimination under the Iowa civil rights Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-18 - Introduced, referred to Labor. H.J. 297. [HF2453 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2453-Introduced.html
House
File
2453
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2453
BY
BENNETT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
wage
discrimination
under
the
Iowa
civil
1
rights
Act.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
216.6A,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
It
shall
be
an
unfair
or
discriminatory
3
practice
for
any
employer
or
agent
of
any
employer
to
inquire
4
about
a
prospective
employee’s
wage
or
salary
history
before
an
5
offer
of
employment
with
compensation
has
been
negotiated
and
6
made
to
the
prospective
employee,
unless
a
prospective
employee
7
has
voluntarily
disclosed
such
information.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
216.6A,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
9
following
new
subsection:
10
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
In
an
action
alleging
wage
11
discrimination
under
this
section,
an
employer
shall
not
use
an
12
employee’s
prior
wage
and
salary
history
as
a
defense
to
such
13
action.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
provides
that
it
shall
be
an
unfair
or
18
discriminatory
practice
relating
to
wage
discrimination
19
under
Code
chapter
216
for
any
employer
to
inquire
about
a
20
prospective
employee’s
wage
or
salary
history
before
an
offer
21
of
employment
with
compensation
has
been
made.
The
bill
also
22
provides
that
in
an
action
alleging
wage
discrimination,
an
23
employer
shall
not
use
an
employee’s
prior
wage
and
salary
24
history
as
a
defense.
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