http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/b...ap-massachusetts-law-salary-history.html?_r=1 Interesting, to say the least. My income went up considerably when I started refusing to disclose my previous income; now, at least in Mass., employers won't even have the option of asking. Personally, I don't like the idea of the government forcing this on employers, but I think it will work out well for most employees. One potential side-effect: this creates even more incentives for job hoping. It's already easier for most people to increase their income by switching companies, and this legislation will add to that factor. Will this force companies to reevaluate how they compensate internal hires as well?
I don't think this will impact most companies with professional recruitment abilities. Most won't ask about previous salaries. They have a fixed range and that negotiation usually happens with the candidate who is the finalist candidate.
Maybe but it can hurt your chances if you made significantly more at your last job, they will think you'll be dissatisfied and won't stay.
I never lied, but I have resorted to, "It is against my company's policy to disclose my compensation." Which was technically true. It was meant to keep employees from disclosing their salaries to each other, but it worked just as well for my purposes. I've seen it make the difference between a 5% raise and a 50% raise.
I'm lucky enough to work for such a company now, and they are super transparent about their compensation measurements. Unfortunately, I've still seen it come up at a lot of startups.
Yes that's possible. I do some hiring and usually get around to asking what their salary expectation is. That more than previous salary history tells me what they will be satisfied with. A lot of people won't answer that question for fear of disqualifying themselves if their needs are too high, or leaving money on the table if their desired salary is too low. In that case we get into the range available and they'll usually indicate enthusiasm or hesitancy for the amount.
