Assembly Bill A6639

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting employers from asking job applicants about salary expectations and allowing job applicants to request the wage scale and included benefits for the position they are applying for

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A6639 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7434
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§194-b, 194-c & 194-d, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10722
2023-2024: A5665, S6284

2021-A6639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits employers from asking job applicants about salary expectations; allows job applicants to request the wage scale and included benefits for the position they are applying for.

2021-A6639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6639
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting employers from
   asking job applicants  about  salary  expectations  and  allowing  job
   applicants  to  request  the  wage scale and included benefits for the
   position they are applying for

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  labor  law  is  amended by adding three new sections
 194-b, 194-c and 194-d to read as follows:
   § 194-B. SALARY  EXPECTATION  INQUIRIES  PROHIBITED.  1.  NO  EMPLOYER
 SHALL:
   A.  RELY  ON  THE  SALARY  EXPECTATIONS OF AN APPLICANT IN DETERMINING
 WHETHER TO OFFER EMPLOYMENT TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL  OR  IN  DETERMINING  THE
 WAGES OR SALARY FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL.
   B.  ORALLY  OR  IN  WRITING  SEEK, REQUEST, OR REQUIRE AN APPLICANT OR
 CURRENT EMPLOYEE TO DISCLOSE SALARY EXPECTATIONS AS A  CONDITION  TO  BE
 INTERVIEWED,  OR  AS  A  CONDITION OF CONTINUING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN
 OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT, OR AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT OR PROMOTION.
   C. REFUSE TO INTERVIEW, HIRE, PROMOTE, OTHERWISE EMPLOY, OR  OTHERWISE
 RETALIATE  AGAINST  AN  APPLICANT  OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE BASED UPON STATED
 SALARY EXPECTATIONS.
   D. REFUSE TO INTERVIEW, HIRE, PROMOTE, OTHERWISE EMPLOY, OR  OTHERWISE
 RETALIATE  AGAINST  AN APPLICANT OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE BECAUSE SUCH APPLI-
 CANT OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE DID NOT PROVIDE SALARY EXPECTATIONS IN  ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   E.  REFUSE TO INTERVIEW, HIRE, PROMOTE, OTHERWISE EMPLOY, OR OTHERWISE
 RETALIATE AGAINST AN APPLICANT OR CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEE BECAUSE THE
 APPLICANT OR CURRENT OR FORMER  EMPLOYEE  FILED  A  COMPLAINT  WITH  THE
 DEPARTMENT ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06275-01-1
              

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