States Eyeing Bills On Salary History

This year, measures have been introduced in two dozen states and the District of Columbia that would bar employers from considering job applicants’ prior salary.

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— Under measures passed in California and proposed in Arkansas, an employer being sued for discrimination can’t justify a pay discrepancy based solely on salary history. Legislation introduced in California would ban employers from asking for job applicants’ salary history. In addition, a number of cities and Puerto Rico have enacted measures banning salary-history questions.

Source: American Association of University Women

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