HB 405 -- Equal Employment Practices

Sponsor:  Low

This bill requires employers upon an individual's employment and
at least annually thereafter to 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, protect the confidentiality of the acquired
information, and compile and publish any reports it considers
appropriate on the submitted information.

The department director must appoint a nine-member Equal Pay
Commission to study and identify wage disparities in the public
and private sectors between men and women and minorities and
nonminorities as well as the causes, consequences, and needed
actions including proposed legislation to correct and prevent the
disparities.  The commission's membership requirements are
specified in the bill.  The commission must report its findings
and recommendations to the department director within 12 months
of its formation who will transmit it to the Governor.

The bill requires equal pay for equal work regardless of gender.
No employer may discharge or take any adverse action or otherwise
discriminate against any individual because he or she opposed any
unlawful act or practice or participated in an investigation,
hearing, or other proceeding regarding the provisions of the
bill.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am