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Labor/Employment

Jul. 20, 2018

Bill forbidding use of prior pay to justify wage gaps signed into law

A bill forbidding employers from using prior salary as a benchmark for deciding compensation or justifying for pay disparities in any capacity has been signed into state law, echoing an April appellate decision.

Bill forbidding use of prior pay to justify wage gaps signed into law
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A bill forbidding employers from using prior salary as a benchmark for deciding compensation or justifying pay disparities in any capacity has been signed into state law, echoing an April appellate decision.

AB 2282 represents the latest stage in the evolution of California equal pay legislation, which previously outlawed the use of prior salary as the sole basis for current pay or apparent wage gaps. It was signed by Gov. Jerry Bro...

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