WV HB2626 | 2023 | Regular Session

West Virginia House Bill 2626 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-17 - To House Workforce Development
Pending: House Workforce Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to state an employee's right to inquire about wages under the Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan Fair Pay Act. It requires an employer to provide wage range to applicants; and provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations.

Title

Creating the Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan Fair Pay Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-17	House	To House Workforce Development
2023-01-17	House	Introduced in House
2023-01-17	House	To Workforce Development then Judiciary
2023-01-17	House	Filed for introduction

Subjects

Labor

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	5I	1	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5I	2	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5I	3	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5I	4	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5I	5	New Code	See Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2626&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2626%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2626