Labor/Employment
May 26, 2016
Think twice before requesting salary history
AB 1676, still in committee, reflects a growing sentiment that salary history questions are improper and invasive. By Jeffrey D. Polsky
Jeffrey D. Polsky
Partner
Fox Rothschild LLP
Labor & Employment
345 California St Ste 2200
San Francisco , CA 94104-2731
Phone: (415) 364-5540
Fax: (415) 391-4436
Email: jpolsky@foxrothschild.com
UC Hastings
Jeffrey cochairs the firm's Labor and Employment Department
California has prohibited sex discrimination in compensation at least since 1949, when it enacted the California Equal Pay Act. The federal government followed suit with its own Equal Pay Act in 1963. The Fair Pay Act, which amended California Labor Code Section 1197.5 and took effect on Jan. 1, 2016, substantially expanded those requirements
Seven months ago, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed Assembly Bill 1017 ? a bill that wou...
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