In an attempt to help close the gender pay gap, New York City has become the first US city to ban employers from asking job applicants about their previous salaries
Awarding salaries based on people’s qualifications and earning potential is far preferable, city officials said as the ruling became law in October.
“Being underpaid once should not condemn one to a lifetime of inequity,” said public advocate Letitia James, who believes that the practice perpetuates a cycle of unfair salaries.
“By banning questions about salary history, we are putting a stop to an employment practice that perpetuates gender wage discrimination and hurts all New Yorkers,” said James.
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