ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2018
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AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT FROM REQUESTING SALARY HISTORY FROM JOB APPLICANTS.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS WOOLRIDGE, BUTLER, BENSON, KRAMER, SEXTON SMITH, JAMES, GREEN, SHANKLIN, BRYANT HAMILTON, COAN, HOLLANDER, MULVIHILL, BLACKWELL, AUBREY WELCH, FOWLER, REED, STUCKEL, PARKER, DENTON, LANSHIMA, ENGEL, PEDEN, FLOOD, YATES AND ACKERSON
WHEREAS, in 2017, the American Association of University Women ("AAUW") released a study that showed that, on average, women working full-time, year-round, were paid 80 percent of what men were paid in Kentucky, resulting in men taking home an average of nearly $10,000 more than women annually, with an even greater wage gap for some racial groups and age groups;
WHEREAS, between 1967 and 2012 the proportion of mothers bringing home at least a quarter of the family's earnings rose from less than a third (28 percent) to nearly two-thirds (63 percent), and today, 42 percent of mothers with children under the age of 18 are their families' primary or sole breadwinners;
WHEREAS, asking for an applicants' past wage history may cause women, people of color, and others who have been discriminated against in the past, to lose income; and
WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Council wants to be proactive in helping bridge the wage gap by creating a new section of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances ("LMCO") to address this topic.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: A new section of LMCO Chapter 35 is hereby created as follows:
? 35.XX PROHIBITING LOUISVILLE METRO FROM REQUESTING SALARY HISTORY FROM JOB APPLICANTS
(A) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
APPLICANT means any person considered for or who requests to be considered for employment by Lo...
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