Can you ask about salary history in New York?
New York State generally prohibits employers from asking applicants, or their current or former employers, about pay history, and from relying on it to set pay. Asking about expectations is allowed.
New York's statewide salary-history ban generally bars all employers from asking an applicant, or that applicant's current or prior employer, about wage or salary history, and from using it to decide whether to hire or what to pay.
If a candidate volunteers the information without prompting, the rules for confirming it are narrow. The safe approach is to ask about expectations rather than history.
Risky phrasing
“What's your current salary so we can match it?”
Compliant rewrite
What salary range are you targeting for this role?
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