• BigBenis@lemmy.world
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    I’ve been asked illegal questions, like “what is your current salary” in job applications before. I like to respond by calling it out and leaving a link to a source. I’ve never gotten a response from those applications though…

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      They probably use that to filter out people who know their rights.

      Sounds like an employer that needs investigated by several departments.

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      That’s illegal? The income question was on every single application I filled out when I was younger. When did it become illegal?

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        It is in CA, which is where both I and the company I was applying for were based at the time

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          Hmm, I lived in California for a long time and companies definitely asked on a regular basis. Do you know when it was made illegal?

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            According to the link I posted in a different reply in this thread, at least since 2018. But also just because something is illegal doesn’t mean companies won’t do it.

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        “How much money are you looking for in this role” is very common. “How much are you making right now” is not allowed.

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              How is it even legal to pass a law saying you can’t regulate this thing? That seems highly contestable.

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                Probably for the same reason its perfectly legal for a state with republican controlled state senate to hold a post-election lame duck session where they shove through a bunch of legislation limiting the powers of the state governor because their guy happened to lose the election

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                  It would sure be neat if the Democrats were as motivated to pass legislation as the Republicans can be.

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                    They’re too busy trying to make their party so big tent that they guarantee no one in it will be able to agree on anything.

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            California definitely used to have a shit load of companies asking for salary history. Idk if the law has changed, or if it’s just not enforced.

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      I’ve been asked illegal questions, like “what is your current salary” in job applications before. I like to respond by calling it out and leaving a link to a source.

      Ok, where is said source?