[gaijin]

A Calif law I can AGREE with..?

Weird.

[BenLurkin]

I do not agree with this. A potential employer needs all the info it can get to avoid hiring a turkey:

Under AB 168, no employer may rely on an applicant’s prior salary history “as a factor in determining whether to offer employment . . . or what salary to offer an applicant.” Salary history information includes both an individual’s rate of compensation as well as other benefits. Moreover, an employer cannot—orally or in writing, directly or indirectly—seek this type of information about an applicant.

[CodeToad]

I know. Seems not right somehow.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

How many jobs have you created for other people?

[SamAdams76]

Actually the new law might backfire on you. I've been involved in hiring at my company for years and in many cases, we actually increased our standard offer to a candidate based on what they are currently making in their present job. That's because we typically do not want to bring a new hire on board making less than what they were making on their old job. (We want the new hire to be happy and to focus on his/her new position as opposed to immediately seeking another job to make up for the lost income).

It's very rare for us to make an offer to somebody for less than what they are currently making. But if we have no way of finding out what they are making, I see this happening much more often.