Indiana House Bill 1031 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
Pending: House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Wage history and wage range inquiries. Prohibits, with certain exceptions, an employer from using an applicant's wage history in the hiring process. Prohibits, in certain situations, an employer from relying on the wage history of an applicant for employment. Prohibits employers from failing or refusing to provide an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant is applying. Requires an employer to provide to an employee the wage range for the employee's job under certain circumstances. Allows for the department of labor (department) to receive and investigate complaints. Provides that the department may do the following: (1) Issue a warning for the first violation. (2) Impose a civil penalty of $50 for the second violation. (3) Impose a civil penalty of $100 for the third violation and each subsequent violation. Requires the department to maintain a list of employers who have four or more violations and provide the list to the office of the chief equity, inclusion, and opportunity officer (office). Requires the office to post the list on the equity data portal. Provides that if an employer is found to have violated this chapter, the employer shall notify its employees of the violation.

Wage history and wage range inquiries.

Rep. Sue Errington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-04	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
2022-01-04	House	Authored by Representative Errington

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1031/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/5/d/d/05dda37b/HB1031.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/5/d/b/45db1d89/HB1031.01.INTR.FN001.pdf