Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Can You Ask for Salary History in Your State?
Your lawyer might agree with Miss Manners that you shouldn’t ask people how much money they make, especially if they’re job candidates.
States and cities across the U.S. are banning employers from asking prospective staff about salary history, in an attempt to foster pay equity among men and women. But it may take time for the bans to be clearly defined.
Inquiring about salary expectations may be the safer course. That’s exactly what Ryan S. Kunkel, a lawyer with Stoel Rives LLP in Oregon, says his firm has been advising clients to do. . .