DE HB 1

2017 | Fair Pay, Prior Salary

STATUS: Enacted

Statewide ban on employers asking for a job applicant's prior salary history.

This Act prohibits employers from inquiring into an applicant’s compensation history. An applicant may voluntarily disclose the information if he or she wishes to do so, and the bill explicitly permits discussion and negation of compensation expectations between an employer and applicants, so long as the employer does not affirmatively seek compensation history in the course of discussion and negotiation. An employer is permitted to seek and confirm such information after an offer, including compensation, has been negotiated, made, and accepted.

Read the full bill.