I’ve been asked illegal questions, like “what is your current salary” in job applications before. I like to respond by calling it out and leaving a link to a source. I’ve never gotten a response from those applications though…
That’s illegal? The income question was on every single application I filled out when I was younger. When did it become illegal?
“How much money are you looking for in this role” is very common. “How much are you making right now” is not allowed.
This depends entirely on where you are. This article is from last year, so it could have changed since then, but there is no federal prohibition on requesting your current pay in an interview, @AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
It is in CA, which is where both I and the company I was applying for were based at the time
Hmm, I lived in California for a long time and companies definitely asked on a regular basis. Do you know when it was made illegal?
I’ve been asked illegal questions, like “what is your current salary” in job applications before. I like to respond by calling it out and leaving a link to a source.
Ok, where is said source?
(Given both I and the company I was applying for were CA based at the time)
For the lazy:
- May a prospective employer ask me what I am currently paid or was paid in the past?
Effective January 1, 2018, Labor Code section 432.3 prohibits an employer from, either orally or in writing, personally or through an agent, asking any information concerning an applicant’s salary history information, which includes compensation as well as benefits. Furthermore, the law prohibits an employer from relying on an applicant’s salary history information as a factor in determining whether to offer employment at all or in determining what salary to offer.