Democrats propose ban on salary inquiries

Published August 30, 2016 2:48pm ET



A trio of House Democrats plans to introduce a bill that would ban employers from asking job applicants for their salary history, a move they say would help close the so-called gender pay gap.

The legislation is sponsored by Reps. Jerrold Nadler of New York, Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is D.C’s non-voting delegate.

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