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New California Law Prohibits Salary History Inquiries
Littler ^ | 13 october 2017 | Bruce Sarchet

Posted on 10/28/2017 6:02:42 PM PDT by CodeToad

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To: XEHRpa

“uh...cheekin...yeah...dats it....”


21 posted on 10/28/2017 6:20:35 PM PDT by CodeToad (CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: CodeToad

I had a recent hire provide his current salary information in a request to be hired at an equivalent salary. I wouldn’t be able to judge the merit of such a request without that information.


22 posted on 10/28/2017 6:25:11 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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I had an applicant present a resume that included copies of his first and last paystub for each of his previous jobs. Not only did it show his upward progression at every stage, but the resume’s presentation showed he was organized, and documented things properly.

I knew I had a winner, and I was right.


23 posted on 10/28/2017 6:37:43 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: BenLurkin

The notion there can be NO box for “felon or not” —hey, that’s just ridiculous.

But the microsecond you put some price on your head..?

They’re going to come in at a penny just above that, or maybe not even that.

That’s what comes from a state long spoiled by having 25% of so of the people ignorant of the laws and not even supposed to be in the country.

Tesla in Fremont got away with paying $5 per hour to a Serb guy to DESIGN their new body facility, until he fell from a scaffold and broke something, after which time they promptly tried to hustle him out of the country.

The general rule with buying/selling is whoever first names a price LOSES.


24 posted on 10/28/2017 6:38:22 PM PDT by gaijin (Basically Obama lawyers would blatantly make up some totally groundless allegation against a fat cas)
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To: CodeToad
Many (most?) companies require you to sign a non-disclosure agreement. An employer shouldn't ask you to violate a previous non-disclosure agreement as a condition of employment.

Not sure if there should be law about it, but when you can't get a job without violating ethics because every hiring manager and HR stooge demands salary info, that can be problematic to say the least.

25 posted on 10/28/2017 6:39:00 PM PDT by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Flag burners can go screw -- I'm mighty PROUD of that ragged old flag)
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To: gaijin

“The general rule with buying/selling is whoever first names a price LOSES.”

Many people try and improve their lot in life by obtaining a higher paying job.

Salary history requirements make it harder to do that.


26 posted on 10/28/2017 6:49:50 PM PDT by Califreak (All Alinsky All The Time)
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To: 11th_VA
Some DoD contractors are about to get rocked ...

Or not. My employer divested all the company owned property. Every square foot used by a project is now charged rent by a holding company. Exiting use of the property can now be done on short notice...whole states if need be. The company employee population inside CA has been drawn down over the past 15 years. Gas tax goes up to 30 cents/gallon on Wednesday in CA. Lots of vehicle fees going up too. Lots of incentive to find a more business friendly location.

27 posted on 10/28/2017 6:50:42 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: CodeToad
Think of it this way: Salary is confidential, so companies are demanding confidential information.

Gov't. employees have salary information available to the public. Certain CA Web sites show it.

28 posted on 10/28/2017 6:54:11 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: CodeToad

Good. If you find a candidate you want to hire, pay them what you think the job is worth. Stop trying to lowball candidates based on what their last job paid - it’s none of your business.


29 posted on 10/28/2017 7:09:32 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: gaijin

How many jobs have you created for other people?


30 posted on 10/28/2017 7:17:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

For how many years have you earned an honest living..?


31 posted on 10/28/2017 7:18:59 PM PDT by gaijin (Basically Obama lawyers would blatantly make up some totally groundless allegation against a fat cas)
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To: gaijin

I asked you first. You seem to be very interested in making people who create jobs for others obey you. I am just wondering how many jobs you have created for other human beings, or if your’e just union thug who believes he is owed a job.


32 posted on 10/28/2017 7:24:25 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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To: CodeToad

They won’t stop until the inequality is equal in its inequal equality...in Kalifornica, this is perfectly logical.

Everything must be engineered to fairness according to acid head burnouts.


33 posted on 10/28/2017 7:32:06 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (The Left's family value: 'The U.S. is the great enemy of mankind!' (Che Guevara, 1961))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If I understand you correctly:

An employer denoting the salary of the job in question is constitutes a “demand that others obey”..?

That’s fairly instructive.

What might you think if an interviewee asked you for your sexual history..?

“Well, boss, I’m just trying to nail down if we have the proper chemistry, you see..?”

Or more realistically:

“Please give me the contact details of the past 3 people you have fired”

How would you like that...?

Why exactly do you need to know how much money they made at their last position..?


34 posted on 10/28/2017 7:32:41 PM PDT by gaijin (Basically Obama lawyers would blatantly make up some totally groundless allegation against a fat cas)
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To: thecodont

That’s because we are all their employers. “Public employee”.


35 posted on 10/28/2017 7:37:17 PM PDT by CodeToad (CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: exDemMom

“I wouldn’t be able to judge the merit of such a request without that information.”

That’s meaningless since you pay what you want and the person accepts what they want. Using prior employment salary information as leverage is wrong. “Your prior employer only paid you x so will we.” So, what you are assaying is that the prior employer and you collude to set wages. That’s price fixing, an illegal monopolistic practice.


36 posted on 10/28/2017 7:39:18 PM PDT by CodeToad (CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: gaijin

You’ve never created a single job for another human being, have you?

Which labor union are you a union thug with?


37 posted on 10/28/2017 7:39:27 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You’re an avaricious, gouging SCHEMER, aren’t you..?

Half-baked CON-ARTIST.


38 posted on 10/28/2017 7:42:27 PM PDT by gaijin (Basically Obama lawyers would blatantly make up some totally groundless allegation against a fat cas)
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To: CodeToad

Not only is salary confidential, but one job early in a woman’s career where she is grossly underpaid can set her up for job after job with low pay. After several different jobs as a project manager in construction, I finally got smart and refused to give my salary. I asked them to tell me what someone with my credentials and experience is worth to them. It paid off immensely.


39 posted on 10/28/2017 7:45:58 PM PDT by LoveUSA (God employs Man's strength; Satan exploits Man's weakness.)
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To: gaijin

Salary history is a part of job history and I requested both for all prior employers. It told me about the growth of the candidate and the likelihood of finding a long-term employee. The salary was already determined before the job was posted.


40 posted on 10/28/2017 7:51:03 PM PDT by kallisti (Both soliloquized alternately and imagined they were conversing)
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