United States:
'What's Your Current Salary?' Is A Potentially Illegal Hiring Question
24 October 2017
Fisher Phillips LLP
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Asking an applicant "What's your current salary?"
has been part and parcel of the hiring process for as long as
employers have been hiring employees.
Today, however, asking job applicants for their salary histories
is illegal in a growing number of states and even cities. As part
of a larger effort to reduce the "pay gap," cities and
states across the country have passed or are considering
legislation limiting employers' ability to seek or use salary
history during the hiring process.
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