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Sep
By Leigh H. McMonigle | Associate | Pepper Hamilton
The growing trend to eliminate inquiries into a job applicant’s salary history continues. In July, New York and New Jersey became the latest states to enact legislation that will restrict employers from obtaining and utilizing an applicant’s salary history information during the hiring process.
New York’s Legislation
On July 10, Governor Cuomo signed into law a salary history ban, adding a new section to New York Labor Law section 194-a.
Under the new law,...