Delaware Compensation History Ban: Another State Making A Pronouncement About Pay Equity

With another Labor Day approaching, employers are once again thinking about the many tasks that need to be completed before year end. Let’s add one more – remembering to add Delaware to the list of jurisdictions prohibiting employers from asking applicants’ compensation history pre-offer.  The synopsis of the law states that when an employer affirmatively asks about pay history, it perpetuates gender disparities from one job to another. Delaware’s compensation history ban goes into effect…