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posted by martyb on Wednesday August 03 2016, @04:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the Power-to-the-Employees? dept.

The law takes a step that is completely unique: it prohibits employers from asking prospective hires about their salary histories until after they make a job offer that includes compensation, unless the applicants voluntarily disclose the information. No other state has such a ban in place.

[...] The new law also bans salary secrecy, blocking employers from keeping their employees from talking about pay with each other. About half of all employees say they are either prohibited or discouraged from discussing compensation, even though they have a legal right to do so.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/08/01/massachusetts-equal-pay-comparable-work-baker-bill/
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/08/01/3803836/massachusetts-equal-pay/


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday August 04 2016, @02:23AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 04 2016, @02:23AM (#383894) Journal

    I had one experience with unions, also in the '80's. My first job after leaving the Navy was union. The business was family owned for three or four generations, and related to "The Mob". Fact was, one family member had been indicted for his Mafia connections, but not convicted.

    Anyway, the company president and the union president were cousins. They "negotiated" contracts at Grandma's house, sitting poolside.

    The more I learned about the workings of the company and the union, the more I detested them both. The only thing the company was good for, was experience. They weren't especially choosy about who they hired, and I needed some experience.

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