The question is now illegal in New York City, New Orleans, Oregon and Puerto Rico. It will soon be banned in Delaware, Massachusetts and San Francisco.
Here are three effects of banning this specific question from interviews, according to a CNBC Make It report:
1. It could help lessen the pay gap. Many argue that because of the gender pay gap, particularly for women of color, asking a candidate’s salary history is harmful.
2. Employers can still find ways to legally ask about salary. Employers can still ask candidates about the amount of money they would like to make in the new role.
3. Employers still may ask. If asked this question where it’s illegal, candidates should remind the hiring manager they don’t have to answer, but express interest in discussing compensation, Merrick Rossein, lawyer and professor at the City University of New York School of Law, told CNBC Make It.
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