New law bans California employers from asking applicants their prior salary

Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by surfmike on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @04:56PM (#15502986)

Money is also the root of a lot of strife, both within families and beyond, both for people who have money and those that don't. People should have a right to privacy in their financial affairs.

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by icelancer on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @04:57PM (#15502998)

Correct. Look at lottery winners and see how their lives are ruined when it becomes public knowledge that they are suddenly worth a lot of money.

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by goialoq on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:05PM (#15503640)

this problem can be easily solved by removing the absurdity of a multi-million dollar lottery.

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by icelancer on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:32PM (#15503847)

How does removing a multi-million dollar lottery solve the issue of making everyone's salaries public and having the same issue there?

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by surfmike on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:31PM (#15503834)

But you'll create this problem for a lot of new people by making salaries public. You don't need to be a multimillionaire for money to cause problems.

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by khedoros1 on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @07:31PM (#15504207)

Lower stakes, lower tax income.

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by conanbatt on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @09:50PM (#15504866)

I don't think this is a leveled assessment of the risk. Would you pay 10% of your salary for the secrecy?

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