HB 1137 -- Equal Employment Practices

Sponsor:  Lowe (44)

This bill requires employers to annually provide a written
statement informing each employee of his or her job title, wage
rate, and how the wage rate was calculated.  The employee notice
is to be supplemented whenever the employee is promoted or
reassigned.

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is required to
establish forms and procedures for employers to submit certain
job information, provide for the confidentiality of the acquired
information, and compile and publish any reports it deems
appropriate on the submitted information.

The department director will appoint a nine-member commission to
be known as the Equal Pay Commission.  The commission's
membership requirements are specified in the bill.  The
commission is required to study and identify wage disparities
between the public and private sectors, men and women, and
minorities and nonminorities as well as the causes, consequences,
and needed legislation to correct the disparities.  The
commission must report its findings and recommendations to the
General Assembly within 12 months of its formation.

The bill requires equal pay for equal employment regardless of
gender and protection from employer retribution for an employee
who participates in an investigation of wage discrimination.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:21 am