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New York City Becomes First State to Enforce Salary Ban

October 30, 2017

Bustle // Mehreen Kasana

New York City has become the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to enforce a ban on the salary history question during the interview process. Chirlane McCray (New York’s First Lady), Carmelyn Malalis (commissioner and chair of the New York City Commission on Human Rights), and Letitia James (public advocate who proposed the legislation) all weigh in on the cultural implications and economic ramifications of leveling the paying field.