Colorado Law Ends Taboo on Wage Comparison Talk
Employees allowed to discuss wages.
September 30, 2008 at 08:00 PM
20 minute read
When it comes to workplace conversations about wages, most employers believe silence is golden. Employees swapping details about their paychecks is not only frowned upon, company policy often prohibits it. But that's beginning to change.
Colorado recently became the fourth state to prevent employers from keeping a lid on workers' pay conversations. Nationwide legislation could be next.
“There are no business groups that are in favor of this law,” says Josh Kirkpatrick, shareholder in Littler Mendelson's Denver office. “If they had their druthers, most employers would not want employees discussing their wages. It tends to breed unrest.”
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