HR1600-118

Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit certain practices by employers relating to restrictions on discussion of employees' and prospective employees' salary and benefit history, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 14, 2023

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill provides prohibitions relating to prospective employees’ salary and benefit history The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C and requires requirements and prohibitions relating to wage, salary, and benefit history It shall be an unlawful practice for an employer to— rely on the wage history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective. It relies on definition changes, compliance mandates, appropriations, and product standards. The main policy areas are Homeowners, Finance, and Housing.

Who Benefits and How

Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Businesses and employers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Provides prohibitions relating to prospective employees’ salary and benefit history The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
  • Requires requirements and prohibitions relating to wage, salary, and benefit history It shall be an unlawful practice for an employer to— rely on the wage history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill provides prohibitions relating to prospective employees’ salary and benefit history The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C and requires requirements and prohibitions relating to wage, salary, and benefit history It shall be an unlawful practice for an employer to— rely on the wage history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective.

Key Policy Areas

Homeowners, Finance, Housing

Primary Purpose

The bill provides prohibitions relating to prospective employees’ salary and benefit history The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C and requires requirements and prohibitions relating to wage, salary, and benefit history It shall be an unlawful practice for an employer to— rely on the wage history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective.

Policy Domains

Homeowners Finance Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
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Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause: ,
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill
  • Businesses and employers affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Businesses and employers affected by the bill: ,
Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill: ,
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 14, 2023

Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Homeowners Finance Housing

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