As a result, several states and cities passed restrictions
on salary history questions by employers during the applicant hiring process.
The National Conference of State Legislators indicates that at least 21 states have proposed legislation during the past year that would
prohibit salary history questions.
A few weeks ago, U. S. Representative Eleanor Holmes North D - District of Columbia introduced the «Pay Equity Act of 2016» (H.R. 6030)» bill in Congress banning employers asking
applicants salary history questions.
Last year, the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill that would have
made salary history questions or investigation a prohibited discriminatory practice under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and that would have applied to all New Jersey employers.
This year, at least 21 states and Washington D.C. have proposed legislation that would
prohibit salary history questions, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The theory is that
salary history questions can inadvertently cause these inequalities to snowball over time.
Here are a few ways to conduct your salary negotiation so that you avoid directly answering
the salary history question:
Do you avoid answering
the salary history question, or do you feel that it comes with the territory?
You don't even need to set foot in the interview room to confront
the salary history question; many companies put it right up front, in their online application process.
The salary history question enables employees to underpay women and minorities because employers use a potential employee's past wage to determine what salary to offer.
Banning
the salary history question is the next step we need to take in the fight to end the pay gap — we must pressure New York State legislators to pass Assemblywoman Galef's bill.
The salary history question negatively perpetuates the gender pay gap and must be banned.
Assemblywoman Galef explained why
the salary history question must be banned: «A longstanding practice of employers during the hiring process, the salary history inquiry is a hidden, yet pervasive form of discrimination.
I'm calling because I support (A. 6707 / S.5233) which is the bill to ban
the salary history question in New York State.
The good news is that, as employment - and - labor - news junkies likely already know,
the salary history question is on its way out of bounds in a handful of cities and state.
Taking
the salary history question off the table may enable recruiters and their candidates to have a bit more of a trusting relationship.
However, states like Massachusetts are now passing laws prohibiting companies from asking
the salary history question.
Regardless of your gender, if you absolutely have to answer
the salary history question, here's what to do:
PayScale's annual Compensation Best Practices Report showed that
the salary history question is still popular...
And if you're an employer concerned with paying appropriately for your market, read our whitepaper
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The salary history question may soon be illegal in more states.
Other factors that influences pay are undermined the moment
the salary history question is asked.
First things first: anyone who tells you that you can always dodge
the salary history question is probably trying to sell you something.
But if your state or city isn't covered under the law at the moment, you'll need to know how to answer
this salary history question tactfully.
Some experts believe that
the salary history question, which ties workers» compensation to previous rates of pay at other companies, is inherently biased against women.
Even though the results of this study are different than we might have expected, ultimately,
the salary history question is still causing problems.
That's right —
those salary history questions in MA will be illegal starting in January 2018.
Salary history questions are sometimes unavoidable.
What's your policy on
the salary history question?
So, with this new data in mind, how should we proceed on
the salary history question?
Nixing
the salary history question could help close these gaps, by helping women to negotiate salary based on the job title in question, not their salary history.
PayScale's annual Compensation Best Practices Report showed that
the salary history question is still popular among hiring managers.