Sentences with phrase «applicants about their salary history»

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton joined Public Advocate Letitia James for an event promoting legislation that would ban employers from asking job applicants about their salary history — a measure they argued would advance gender equity and close the male - female wage gap.

In that speech, she touted her accomplishments, including a ban on employers asking job applicants about their salary history, going to court to protect special needs children being forced to sit on dangerously hot buses without air conditioning and creating the first city agency focused on veterans.

First Lady Chirlane McCray said New York City became the first city in the country to enforce a ban on employers asking applicants about their salary history because it «had the will» to do so and because the administration and supporters were ready to do the work.

A bill sponsored by Public Advocate Letitia James that bans employers from asking applicants about their salary history was passed by the Council in April.

James, who became the first woman of color to hold citywide office four years ago, has sued the city at least 11 times and spearheaded the passage of a bill that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history in an effort to close the pay gap between women and men.

Philadelphia will be the first city in the country to ban private - sector employers from asking job applicants about their salary history.

The San Jose Unified School District said it needs to attract and retain educators and «in order to (do) so, it needs the ability to ask applicants about their salary history.»

The law also prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history as part of the screening process.

The New York law signed by City Mayor Bill de Blasio on May 4, 2017 will prohibit employers from asking a job applicant about their salary history or «relying on salary history to determine the applicant's compensation unless the applicant voluntarily offer the information.»

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 19, 2017, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee signed into law legislation that was passed the city's Board of Supervisors called the «Parity in Pay Ordinance» to prohibit employers in the City by the Bay from asking job applicants about their salary history or from considering earnings...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The governor of New York is proposing to prohibit all employers from asking job applicants about their prior salary history.

The governor of New York is proposing to prohibit all employers from asking job applicants about their prior salary history.

Last November, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order banning city agencies from inquiring about job applicants» salary history.

Pittsburgh's city council passed a bill January 24 that prohibits the city from asking about a job applicant's salary history.

On August 1, Massachusetts passed an equal - pay law that prohibits employers from asking about salary histories until they make a job offer that includes compensation, unless the applicants voluntarily provide the information, ThinkProgress reported.

An employer could be held liable if they ask about salary history when interviewing, extending an offer or deciding how much to pay applicants.

If an employer accidentally uncovers information about an applicant's salary history when conducting a background check (or otherwise), the employer may not rely on that information in determining what compensation to offer the applicant.

As of October 31, 2017, New York City will have a new law that prohibits employers in New York City from asking about, relying on or verifying a job applicant's salary history during the hiring process.

On November 6, 2017 Albany County Executive Daniel Mccoy signed a bill which will prohibit employers in Albany County from inquiring about an applicant's salary or utilizing salary history to determine what salary to offer an applicant.

Companies need to educate interviewers and hiring staff to prohibit inquiries about applicant's salary history.

The new law amends the NYC Human Rights Law considers it a discriminatory practice to inquire about salary history or search for publicly available records or reports related to salary or rely on the salary history of an applicant to determine salary at any stage of the employment process, unless unprompted and provided willingly by the applicant.

New York City recently enacted a new law that prohibits employers in the city from asking about, relying on or verifying a job applicant's salary history during the hiring process.

It will prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their prior salary or requiring disclosure of salary history as a condition of employment.

-- Notwithstanding subsection (a), an employer may make inquiries of an applicant or otherwise seek information about the applicant relating to the applicant's salary history in a case in which the employer has made an offer of employment, including the compensation amount, to the applicant and the applicant volunteers such information and provides written authorization to the employer authorizing the employer to verify such information.

To prohibit an employer from inquiring about the salary history of an applicant for employment.

Troutman says that the resume builder asks applicants to fill in lots of specific information about themselves, including the following for each position in the work history: job title, detailed duties, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, start and end dates, salary, and full - or part - time status including hours worked per week.

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Instead of inquiring about salary history, employers should discuss a job applicant's expectations regarding salary, benefits, and other compensation.

The law prohibits both asking the applicant directly about his or her salary history — whether on an employment application or during the hiring process — and searching of publicly - available records or reports.

«By prohibiting employers from asking about salary history during the hiring process, we will ensure that being underpaid once does not condemn anyone to a lifetime of inequity,» said Public Advocate Letitia James, lead sponsor of legislation banning employers in New York City from asking applicants for their salary history.

In April 2017, the New York City Council passed legislation — Introduction 1253 - 2016 — that prohibits employers from inquiring about the salary history of job applicants during the hiring process and also from relying on salary history information to determine salary if that information is already known.

In January of 2017, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed Bill No. 160840, a Wage Equity Law that prohibits employers from inquiring about the salary history of job applicants.

In June 2017, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law the Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017 (HB 2005) which will prohibit employers from screening job applicants based on past or current salary history or seeking information about past or current salary history from job applicants before making them an offer of employment that includes an amount of compensation.

In October of 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 168 (AB 168) which prohibits employers from seeking salary history information about job applicants and requires employers to provide the pay scale for a position to applicants upon reasonable request.

This growing restriction on questions about the salary history of applicants by...

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 5, 2017, the New York City Council passed legislation — Introduction 1253 - 2016 — that will prohibit employers from inquiring about the salary history of job applicants during the hiring process and also from relying on salary history information to determine salary if that information...