HB962
Employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; prohibited, etc.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 12, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (7-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Leslie Mehta (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Labor and employment; nondiscrimination; prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; predictive scheduling for large employers; causes of action; civil penalties.
Prohibits an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or joint apprenticeship committee controlling an apprenticeship or other training program to discriminate based on an individual's name or address, if the individual's name or address are used as a proxy for race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, ... (More) childbirth or related medical conditions, age, military status, disability, or ethnic or national origin. Additionally, the bill prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote a prospective employee or otherwise retaliating against a prospective employee for not providing wage or salary history; and (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105399D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB962)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (7-Y 0-N)
