On January 29, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that disclosure documents given to job applicants pursuant to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) prior to running background checks cannot...more
On April 9, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in Rizo v. Yovino that an employer cannot use an employee’s prior salary to justify a wage disparity between male and female employees under the federal...more
On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law a statute that prohibits employers from seeking salary-history information, including compensation and benefits information, about an applicant for...more