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SB 540

Wisconsin Senate bill in Session 2025REG.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: December 9, 2025.

prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty.

Bill ID WI-2025REG-SB-540
Session 2025REG
Status in_committee
Committee Government Operations
Senate in_committee 2025-12-09
Labor / Employment
Summary

An Act to repeal 103.36; to amend 111.322 (2m) (a), 111.322 (2m) (b) and 814.04 (intro.); to create 103.135 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Sponsor
L. Johnson
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-10-17 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-12-09 Status in_committee
2025-12-09 Latest Action Fiscal estimate received
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