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Salary History Ban
Prohibition on asking about prior compensation; now law in 22+ states and many cities.
Definition
Salary-history bans prohibit employers from asking applicants about prior compensation; some also prohibit reliance on salary information obtained elsewhere. As of 2026, 22+ states and dozens of cities have such laws. SafestHires removes salary fields from employment-verification reports in jurisdictions that prohibit the inquiry.
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