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Got asked current salary, when I'm in CA and that is no longer legal. How can I report? (kbin.social)
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Exactly what the title says. I was asked my current base salary, not what I'm looking for. And when I refused they tried to pressure me into answering. I don't want them doing this to other people who don't know it's illegal.

I did try googling but didn't see any answers aside from "sue them". Shouldn't there be a way to report it to the labor board or something?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The best advise I've heard for handling illegal questions is to first say "I'd prefer not to answer that question, I'm perfectly capable of performing the duties expected of this role" or in this case of course end with "my preferred salary range is $x" then if they keep pushing to say "I don't believe that is a question you can legally ask me" its tactful, avoids answering an illegal question and doesn't come across as know-it-ally while still informing the probably undertrained interviewer

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

"Oh, I'm not a sapiosexual myself, but I am a know-it-ally."