Salary History Ban Maryland

Hb123 requires that employers provide a wage range for a position upon request of the applicant and it also creates a salary history ban. During this legislative session the maryland general assembly passed two amendments to the state s equal pay for equal work law.

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On october 1 2020 maryland house bill 123 hb 123 will take effect and prohibit employers in the state from requesting or relying on the salary history of job applicants to make decisions about employment or initial pay in most circumstances and require an employer to provide an applicant the wage range for the job if requested.

Salary history ban maryland. Effective october 1 2020 maryland joins a growing list of state and local jurisdictions which restricts employers from inquiring into or considering applicants compensation histories. The gap is even worse for members of the minority communities. Salary history bans aim to eliminate the wage gap between men and women.

The county must not retaliate or refuse to hire an applicant for the applicant s refusal to disclose their salary history. The national figure is 82 cents the organization says. 1 by roy maurer september 25 2020 maryland employers will be prohibited from requesting or relying on a job applicant s wage history to make decisions.

Maryland enacts ban on salary history inquiries and closes loophole in the equal pay for equal work law. Prohibit employers from requesting or relying on job applicants prior pay history to make decisions about employment or initial pay in most circumstances. The county may rely on salary history voluntarily disclosed by an.

On october 1 2020 a new maryland law related to compensation will. According to the national women s law center women in maryland typically make 86 cents for every dollar paid to white men. Maryland salary history ban takes effect oct.

Posted in salary history ban wage and hour laws. House bill 123 amends certain provisions of maryland s equal pay for equal work law. Maryland employers will soon be prohibited from requesting or relying on an employment applicant s wage history to make decisions about employment or initial pay rates requiring many employers to.

Both were enacted without governor lawrence hogan s signature and will be effective october 1 2020. House bill 123 an act concerning labor and employment the act amends the state s equal pay for equal work law in prescribed ways. Effective october 1 2020 maryland employees have more power in salary negotiations with employers.

In an attempt to end the cycle of pay discrimination a wave of state and local governments are increasingly passing legislation and regulations which prohibit employers from asking for salary history from job applicants.

Maryland Enacts Ban On Salary History Inquiries And Closes Loophole In The Equal Pay For Equal Work Law Gordon Feinblatt Llc