How can I politely decline to answer when an interviewer asks for my salary history without violating state laws?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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How can I politely decline to answer when an interviewer asks for my salary history without violating state laws?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
2026 salary history ban laws by state employer may ask salary history state and local laws official sourcesGoogle ↗
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
2026 salary history ban laws by state employer may ask salary history state and local laws official sources Google ↗
- California Equal Pay Act · dir.ca.gov
- Equal Pay Act Salary History Ban FAQ · labor.illinois.gov
- Salary History Ban - What You Need To Know · ny.gov
- NYS Open Legislation · nysenate.gov
- WAC 296-123-050: · app.leg.wa.gov
- Equal Pay & Opportunities Act Q&A · lni.wa.gov
- BOLI : Hiring discrimination and "Ban the Box" : For Workers : State of Oregon · oregon.gov