Are Employers Allowed to Request My Salary History?

No. New Jersey law prohibits any employer from screening a job applicant based on his or her salary or wage history, which includes asking the applicant to disclose prior wages and/or salaries as well as benefits. However, the law does allow the applicant to voluntarily provide salary history (only without prompting from the employer), and, if he or she does so, it allows the employer to verify that salary history. In addition, the law does not apply to promotions, nor does it override circumstances in which federal law mandates the disclosure of an applicant’s salary history.