May an employer seek the wage or salary history of an individual for employment?
In accordance with RCW
49.58.100, an employer may not:
(1) Seek the wage or salary history of an individual applying for employment, including current employees, from the individual or the individual's current or former employer; or
(2) Require that an individual's prior wage or salary history meet certain criteria, except as provided in WAC
357-16-220.
For the purposes of this section "employer" also includes those employers with fewer than fifteen employees.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW, RCW
49.58.100 and
49.58.110. WSR 20-06-009, ยง 357-16-215, filed 2/20/20, effective 3/30/20.]