2021 House Bill 4579

Mandate state contract bidders get “equal pay certificate of compliance”

Introduced in the House

March 24, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Kevin Hertel (D-18)

To mandate that firms accepting a state contracts worth $500,000 or more get an “equal pay certificate of compliance” by certifying they are not guilty of various illegal sex discrimination violations, and that they pay compensation based on a concept of “comparable worth” specified in the bill. A firm would have to pay $150 to get this certificate and also answer detailed questions about how it determines employee compensation, the sex and compensation of all current employees, and any other questions created by employees of the state Department of Civil Rights. This is part of a Democratic pay equity package comprised of House Bills 4576 to 4587.

Referred to the Committee on Workforce, Trades, and Talent