AN ACT
to encourage the free dissemination of information in the workplace
Section 1 (Title & definitions)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Salary Disclosure Act."
ii. As it appears in this legislation, "wage discrimination" refers to discrepancies in wages paid to persons performing the same work on the basis of race, sex, sexuality, or nation of origin.
Section 2 (Mandatory disclosure)
i. All hiring employers must disclose the highest and lowest salary paid for a position in any job posting, as well as the salary paid to the previous occupant of the position, where applicable.
ii. All employers of more than ten employees must publish annually and deliver, by post or e-mail, to their employees, a report of all persons employed by their company, the date of their hiring, and the salary paid to each.
iii. All employers of fewer than ten employees must publish biannually and deliver, by post or e-mail, to their employees, a report of all persons employed by their company, the date of their hiring, and the salary paid to each.
iv. In the report aforementioned, employers must inform employees of their right to file a wage discrimination complaint with the Ministry of Labor, and in such disclosure direct them to the web page and telephone number of the Ministry where such a complaint may be entered.
v. Employees and members of the public shall have access to all reports filed by any employer in the last twenty years through the Ministry of Labor; and in the report aforementioned, employers must inform employees of how they may access these reports.
Section 3 (Investigation)
i. The Ministry of Labor shall have right to receive a copy of the report mandated by §2(ii) or §2(iii) of this Act.
ii. The Ministry of Labor shall have power to investigate cases of alleged wage discrimination according to their analysis of a report or reports filed by an employer, or in response to a complaint filed by an employee.
Sponsor: Harry S. Truman, FM (Fianna Frémont - Labor, North Dakota)
The gentleman from North Dakota has the floor.