To date, 18 states and 17 localities have adopted laws or regulations that ban employers from requesting salary history information from job applications. These laws are designed to end pay discrimination based on what someone earned previously. Some laws take this a step further by prohibiting employers from using pay history to determine compensation, even if that information is volunteered or accidentally discovered. Other laws prevent employers from taking disciplinary action against employees who discuss pay with coworkers. Read the full article.
