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A comment on Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires About Salary History. Parent comment

Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by foldr on Sunday January 22, 2017 @06:23AM (#13454724)
And this law does nothing to prevent interviewees voluntarily disclosing their previous salary.
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by WalterBright on Sunday January 22, 2017 @03:02PM (#13457057)
That's right. And the employer will likely infer that the salary is low if it is not disclosed.
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by foldr on Monday January 23, 2017 @07:01AM (#13461562)
Why? It's not normal practice for interviewees to volunteer their previous salaries.
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