Labor/Employment,
Corporate,
Administrative/Regulatory
Oct. 19, 2017
New salary history law raises new questions
Assembly Bill 168, recently approved by Gov. Jerry Brown, prohibits an employer from asking a job applicant about salary his or her history. The new law puts more teeth into the California Fair Pay Act of 2015, which is intended to eliminate gender-based pay inequities. v.
Arthur F. Silbergeld
Employment Law Partner
Thompson Coburn LLP
Labor & Employment
Phone: (310) 282-2529
Email: asilbergeld@thompsoncoburn.com
Temple Univ Law School
Arthur is based in Los Angeles and is in the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Assembly Bill 168, recently approved by Gov. Jerry Brown, prohibits an employer from asking a job applicant about salary his or her history. The new law puts more teeth into the California Fair Pay Act of 2015, which is intended to eliminate gender-based pay inequities. The legislation is another step in paring down the job application itself, as Gov. Brown also approved a law that bans the job application box and pre-employment inquiries into prior criminal history.<...
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