UPDATE: Philadelphia Enacts Law Prohibiting Inquiry Into a Prospective Employee's Wage History

The Philadelphia City Council recently passed Bill No. 160840, amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code by adding wageequity measures to Philadelphia’s Fair Practices Ordinance, which was initially passed in 2011 to prohibit employers from inquiring as to non-conviction arrests and has since been expanded to include ban the box restrictions and mandatory poster requirements (see our prior coverage here and here). The amended Ordinance prohibits employers (and employment agencies) from inquiring about a prospective employee’s wage history. Retaliation against a prospective employee for refusing to respond to such an inquiry is also prohibited, as long as no federal, state, or local law specifically authorizes the disclosure of wage history in connection with employment.