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Re:How to 2X Your Salary as a Software Engineer by codazoda on Friday August 18, 2017 @02:40PM (#15048675)
As far as I know, in my state, a previous employer is only allowed to say weather or not I worked there and for how long. Nothing else should be discussed, legally. IANAL

I've only changed jobs twice in my career but I included my salary requirements in a cover letter and did not disclose my previous salary.

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Re:How to 2X Your Salary as a Software Engineer by vonmoltke on Friday August 18, 2017 @03:32PM (#15049075)
"Can't" is not the same as "shouldn't". Any labor attorney worth their salt will adivse their clients not to divulge more than the minimum they can get away with, but that is not the same as not being allowed to.
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