Several jurisdictions have passed laws banning salary history questions during the hiring process, with more likely in 2018. This podcast examines the trend and what employers need to know about it with Fisher Phillips attorney Cheryl Pinarchick, a founding co-chair of the firm's Pay Equity Practice Group.

The rationale behind these laws is that salary history questions perpetuate past discrimination and lead to pay differences between men and women for performing comparable work. "Pay discrimination can follow employees from job to job throughout their careers," said Pinarchick.