Two cities vote to drop salary history question from their applications
Los Angeles and Nashville both voted to prohibit city departments from asking job applicants for their salary histories. Read More
New Arkansas law to require employers to provide copies of background checks to applicants and employees upon request
The law will go into effect on Aug. 4, 2017. 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
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
Delaware enacts salary history ban
The First State becomes the latest state to enact a version of the increasingly popular legislation that aims to address the gender pay gap. Read More