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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by Per_Bothner on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @05:12PM (#15503161)
"When asked about salary I say that I consider my previous/current employer's salary information to be proprietary & confidential information and I would be violating the agreement I signed when I joined that company to keep such information private, by revealing it."

Such agreements are not allowed in California. It would be illegal and unethical for a company to ask you to sign it.

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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by thomas_howland on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @08:53PM (#15504602)
Source? Noncompetes are disallowed in CA, and federal (and probably state) law prohibits a ban on employees sharing salary information amongst themselves. But AFAIK there is no direct prohibition on a contractual obligation not to disclose salary to a third party. You could of course be cute and merely disclose 1040 income or somesuch.
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