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Salary History Bans Attempt to End Pay Discrimination

Salary History Bans Attempt to End Pay Discrimination

In the past we reported about the restrictions placed on employers from asking job applicants for salary history. We are again reminding you that employers must know the laws in each and every jurisdiction where they do business, where their applicants and employees reside, and even where they are interviewed. Salary history bans attempt to […]

Salary History Ban Updates That You Need to Know About

Two weeks ago, we reminded you of the restrictions regarding the use of credit checks by employers on applicants and employees. This week we are reminding you of the restrictions placed on an employer from asking job applicants for salary history. Again, we remind you that employers must know the laws in each and every jurisdiction where they […]

Does your State allow you to ask for salary history?

On January 1, 2018 the California Salary History Disclosure law went into effect. California joins Delaware, Puerto Rico, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York City, Philadelphia (pending legal challenge) and its own city of San Francisco in prohibiting employers from asking job applicants for salary history information. Also, effective July 1, 2018, Vermont passed their law prohibiting employers from obtaining and using past salary history. The new California law also […]

New York City Passes Salary History Ban

A Quick Memo… On May 4, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the legislation that bans New York City employers from inquiring about or seeking the salary history of job applicants (see our   A QUICK MEMO…   dated April 8, 2017).  The law will go into effect on Halloween, October 31, 2017.  While […]