Connecticut HB 5387: AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF UNDERWATER SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS AND CANINE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5387
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2123

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES

Introduced by:
(LAB)

AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF WAGE RANGES AND
BENEFITS ON PUBLIC AND INTERNAL JOB ADVERTISEMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 31-40z of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) As used in this section: 3
(1) "Benefits" means health insurance benefits, retirement benefits, 4
fringe benefits, paid leave and any other compensation other than 5
wages to be offered with a position; 6
[(1)] (2) "Employer" means any individual, corporation, limited 7
liability company, firm, partnership, voluntary association, joint stock 8
association, the state and any political subdivision thereof and any 9
public corporation within the state using the services of one or more 10
employees for pay; 11
[(2)] (3) "Employee" means any individual employed or permitted to 12

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work by an employer; 13
[(3)] (4) "Wages" means compensation for labor or services rendered 14
by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, 15
piece, commission or other basis of calculation; and 16
[(4)] (5) "Wage range" means the range of wages an employer 17
[anticipates relying on when setting wages] sets in good faith for a 18
position, and may include reference to any applicable pay scale, 19
previously determined range of wages for the position, actual range of 20
wages for those employees currently holding [comparable] equivalent 21
positions or the employer's budgeted amount for the position. 22
(b) No employer shall: 23
(1) Prohibit an employee from disclosing or discussing the amount of 24
[his or her] such employee's wages or the wages of another employee of 25
such employer that have been disclosed voluntarily by such other 26
employee; 27
(2) Prohibit an employee from inquiring about the wages of another 28
employee of such employer; 29
(3) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that 30
denies the employee [his or her] such employee's right to disclose or 31
discuss the amount of [his or her] such employee's wages or the wages 32
of another employee of such employer that have been disclosed 33
voluntarily by such other employee; 34
(4) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that 35
denies the employee [his or her] such employee's right to inquire about 36
the wages of another employee of such employer; 37
(5) Inquire or direct a third party to inquire about a prospective 38
employee's wage and salary history unless a prospective employee has 39
voluntarily disclosed such information, except that this subdivision 40
shall not apply to any actions taken by an employer, employment 41
agency or employee or agent thereof pursuant to any federal or state law 42

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that specifically authorizes the disclosure or verification of salary 43
history for employment purposes. Nothing in this section shall prohibit 44
an employer from inquiring about other elements of a prospective 45
employee's compensation structure, as long as such employer does not 46
inquire about the value of the elements of such compensation structure; 47
(6) Discharge, discipline, discriminate against, retaliate against or 48
otherwise penalize any employee who discloses or discusses the 49
amount of [his or her] such employee's wages or the wages of another 50
employee of such employer that have been disclosed voluntarily by 51
such other employee; 52
(7) Discharge, discipline, discriminate against, retaliate against or 53
otherwise penalize any employee who inquires about the wages of 54
another employee of such employer; 55
(8) Fail or refuse to provide an applicant for employment the wage 56
range for a position for which the applicant is applying and a general 57
description of the benefits to be offered with such position, if such 58
position has not been made available to an applicant pursuant to an 59
internal or public job advertisement, upon the earliest of (A) the 60
applicant's request, or (B) prior to [or at the time the applicant is made 61
an offer of compensation; or] any discussion of compensation with the 62
applicant or an offer of compensation to the applicant; 63
(9) Fail or refuse to provide an employee the wage range for the 64
employee's position and a general description of the benefits to be 65
offered with such position upon (A) the hiring of the employee, (B) a 66
change in the employee's position with the employer, or (C) the 67
employee's first request for a wage range; 68
(10) Fail or refuse to disclose in an internal or public job 69
advertisement for a position the wages or wage range for such position 70
and a general description of the benefits to be offered with such position; 71
(11) Fail or refuse to annu