The ban aims to reduce historical pay discrimination for women and minorities, reasoning if an employee’s future pay is determined by their past salary, underpaid employees will never be able to catch up to their higher-paid peers.
Here are 11 U.S. states and cities banning the salary question, listed alphabetically.
States:
California
Delaware
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Cities:
New Orleans
New York City
Philadelphia (law placed on hold)
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
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