Why the US Government, the Country's Largest Employer, Wants to Ban the Salary History Question

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Why the US Government, the Country's Largest Employer, Wants to Ban the Salary History Question
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Research shows women earn more when they don’t have to disclose their previous pay in job interviews.

suggests removing salary history from the hiring process increases job mobility, hourly wages and weekly earnings for workers who entered the job market during a recession.

When employers aren't allowed to ask about a candidate's previous earnings, they end up getting more information to evaluate applicants andSo far, salary history bans tend to be followed by a sharp increase in job postings that outright list salary ranges,Of course, making pay more transparent won't fix the wage gap on its own.

Now that the proposal has been published into the Federal Register as of Thursday, it's open for public comments for the next 30 days. At the end of those 30 days, the agency will decide whether to proceed with the rulemaking process or issue a new or modified proposal. One big wrench in the plan is an ongoing standoff between the White House and Congressional Republicans over

. If Congress doesn't agree to lift the debt ceiling by a projected June 1 deadline, the government will default on its debt, and more than 2 million federal civilian workers could see their paychecks delayed.

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