Columbia, South Carolina Limits Inquiries About Applicants' Criminal and Salary Histories
By Molly Shah and William Simmons on October 3, 2019 Read More
Illinois revises law to eliminate automatic disqualifiers for employment in schools
HB 4360 revised the state’s school code to no longer bar those who have been convicted of certain nonviolent drug offenses from working in schools throughout the state. Read More
Philadelphia enacts legislation to enhance City’s enforcement powers over employers
The law authorizes the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations to order an employer to cease operations in the city “for a specified period of time” if the Commission finds that the employer “has engaged in severe or repeated violations without effective efforts to remediate the violations.” Read More
UPDATED: Court denies request to block Philadelphia’s Wage Equity Ordinance
A federal judge dismissed a suit from the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia that sought to block a Philadelphia city ordinance that will prohibit employers from asking about a prospective worker’s salary history. Read More
San Francisco set to ban employers from asking about salary history
The city is expected to join a growing number of jurisdictions that will prohibit employers from asking applicants how much money they made in their previous positions. Read More