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Re:Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over w... by speed_spread on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @08:32AM (#29978761)
They confirm _salary_ ?! How on earth is this not private information? When negotiating salary for a new job, the employer will sometimes try to coerce you into giving this info in order to low-ball you and now all they have to do is call your former employer... wtf

And yet I'm sure they try to keep anyone still employed from revealing their current salary to their coworkers.

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Re:Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over w... by awb on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @09:17AM (#29979447)
Hopefully not in CA.

https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/labor/discrimination/salary-his...

> California Assembly Bill 168 took effect in October, 2017. This legislation bars employers from asking job applicants about salary history when applying for a position.

I guess asking a reference isn’t quite the same as asking the applicant, but still it’s pretty inappropriate (if not illegal) and I’ve never heard of a past company revealing past compensation information.

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