Pennsylvania HB 2700: An Act amending the act of December 17, 1959 (P.L.1913, No.694), known as the Equal Pay Law, further providing for title of act and for definitions; providing for disclosure of wage and benefit information; further providing for penalties; and imposing penalties for nondisclosure of wage and benefit information.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3778
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2700
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, SHUSTERMAN AND HILL-EVANS, JULY 14, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JULY 15, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 17, 1959 (P.L.1913, No.694),
entitled "An act prohibiting discrimination in rate of pay
because of sex; conferring powers and imposing duties on the
Department of Labor and Industry; and prescribing penalties,"
further providing for title of act and for definitions;
providing for disclosure of wage and benefit information;
further providing for penalties; and imposing penalties for
nondisclosure of wage and benefit information.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The title of the act of December 17, 1959
(P.L.1913, No.694), known as the Equal Pay Law, is amended to
read:
AN ACT
Prohibiting discrimination in rate of pay because of sex;
requiring certain employers to disclose wage and benefit
information in job listings and offers of employment;
conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of
Labor and Industry; and prescribing penalties.
Section 2. Section 2 of the act is amended by adding
definitions to read:
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Section 2. Definitions.--* * *
(g) The term "covered employer" means an employer that
employs fifteen or more individuals for wages, remuneration or
other compensation. The term includes an agent of the employer.
(h) The term "job listing" means an advertisement of a job
opening, in a printed or electronic medium, that an employer or
agent of an employer publishes to solicit or encourage an
individual to apply for the advertised job. The term includes an
advertisement for a position offered as an internal transfer or
promotion.
(i) The term "prospective employe" means an individual who
applies for, is a candidate for or receives an offer of
employment for a position with a covered employer, whether or
not a job listing advertises the position. The term includes an
individual employed by a covered employer who applies for, is a
candidate for or receives an offer of employment for a position
offered as an internal transfer or promotion.
Section 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 3.1. Disclosure of Wage and Benefit Information.--
(a) A covered employer shall include in each job listing a
written disclosure containing all of the following:
(1) A description of each medical, dental or vision benefit,
if offered, that will be available to the prospective employe
upon commencement of employment in the advertised position,
including all of the following:
(i) The premium or other periodic cost of coverage, the
portion of the cost paid by the covered employer and the portion
of the cost paid by the employe, stated as a dollar amount or
percentage.
(ii) Any deductible, copayment, coinsurance or annual out-
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of-pocket maximum applicable to the benefit.
(iii) The name of the plan, provider network or plan
administrator, if any.
(iv) Any waiting period or other condition of eligibility
f or the benefit.
(2) A description of each life insurance benefit, if
offered, including the death benefit or face value of the policy
and any employe contribution required.
(3) A description of each retirement or deferred
compensation benefit, if offered, including the type of plan,
the maximum annual employer contribution or the formula by which
the employer contribution is determined, any schedule under
which employer contributions vest and any waiting period or
other condition of eligibility for the benefit.
(4) If the covered employer does not offer a benefit under
clause (1), (2) or (3), a clear and conspicuous statement
identifying each benefit not offered.
(b) A covered employer shall provide a prospective employe
with a written disclosure containing all of the following when
the covered employer makes an offer of employment:
(1) The annual salary or hourly wage offered.
(2) A statement as to whether the position is classified as
exempt or nonexempt from overtime compensation requirements and,
if the position is nonexempt, a statement that the prospective
employe will be paid at the stated rate for all hours worked and
at not less than one and one-half times the prospective
employe's regular rate for each hour worked in excess of forty
hours in a workweek as provided by law.
(3) A copy of the summary plan description required under 29
U.S.C. § 1022 (relating to summary plan description) for each
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employe benefit plan in which the prospective employe would be
eligible to participate.
(4) For each benefit specified under subsection (a) for
which a summary plan description is not required under 29 U.S.C.
§ 1022, a written explanatio