A new Massachusetts law enacted this month banning employers from asking about job applicants’ previous salary histories with the aim of reducing the gender pay gap presents new challenges for employers in the state and may be influential, labor and employment law experts say.
Signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker on Aug. 1 and effective July 2018, the law is the first in the nation to stop employers from asking job applicants or their previous employers about the candidate’s salary history before making an employment offer, unless the candidate volunteers the information.
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