• Anticorp@lemmy.worldM
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    5 months ago

    That’s illegal? The income question was on every single application I filled out when I was younger. When did it become illegal?

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      5 months ago

      It is in CA, which is where both I and the company I was applying for were based at the time

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        5 months ago

        Hmm, I lived in California for a long time and companies definitely asked on a regular basis. Do you know when it was made illegal?

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          According to the link I posted in a different reply in this thread, at least since 2018. But also just because something is illegal doesn’t mean companies won’t do it.

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      5 months ago

      “How much money are you looking for in this role” is very common. “How much are you making right now” is not allowed.

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            5 months ago

            How is it even legal to pass a law saying you can’t regulate this thing? That seems highly contestable.

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              Probably for the same reason its perfectly legal for a state with republican controlled state senate to hold a post-election lame duck session where they shove through a bunch of legislation limiting the powers of the state governor because their guy happened to lose the election

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                5 months ago

                It would sure be neat if the Democrats were as motivated to pass legislation as the Republicans can be.

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                  They’re too busy trying to make their party so big tent that they guarantee no one in it will be able to agree on anything.

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          5 months ago

          California definitely used to have a shit load of companies asking for salary history. Idk if the law has changed, or if it’s just not enforced.