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- Aug 6 2019
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- Employee Pay and Compensation, Uncategorized
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Illinois Prohibits Asking Job Applicants About Pay History
More great news for workers in Illinois! Last week, Illinois passed legislation which prohibits employers from asking applicants about their pay history during the hiring process. The No Salary History law is an important step in closing the racial and gender wage gaps.
Before this law, employers could ask an applicant questions about their salary history. This helped to perpetuate lower …
- Sep 19 2016
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- Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Gender Discrimination
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Closing the Wage Gap: Asking Job Candidates about Salary Histories Could Soon Be Illegal
Newly Proposed Congressional Bill Targets Wage Gap
Just after returning from summer recess, Congress is off to a promising start with exciting proposed legislation for employees. On September 15, 2016, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, democratic delegate from the District of Columbia, introduced the Pay Equity for All Act of 2016 (H.R. 6030). The Bill aims to narrow the wage gap for …
