WAC 357-16-215:

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PDFWAC 357-16-215

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, § 357-16-215, filed 2/20/20, effective 3/30/20.]