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San Francisco committee advances salary-history ban with amendments, continues ordinance for further drafting
Summary
A Board of Supervisors GAO committee advanced an ordinance banning employers from asking applicants about prior salary or relying on salary history, accepted substantive amendments and continued the item for further drafting and alignment to the next GAO meeting (continued without opposition).
Chair Jane Kim convened the Government Audit and Oversight Committee and called forward an ordinance by Supervisor Mark Farrell that would bar private employers from asking job applicants about current or past salary or using salary history to set pay. The proposal authorizes the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement to implement and enforce violations and authorizes the city to bring civil actions against violators.
Supervisor Mark Farrell framed the ordinance as a step to close persistent pay gaps in San Francisco. “Women in San Francisco are still paid 84¢ on the dollar compared to what men make,” he said, and cited larger disparities for African-American and Latina women. Farrell said the…
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