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by richrichardsson 3357 days ago
How can it be legal for an employer to disclose a specific employees salary to a third party?
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This has me thinking, if that is legal, what is to stop any old random person who wants to know what you make from calling your employer posing as a recruiter/hiring manager looking for current salary?
It would be odd if that were illegal. There are some well-known "radical transparency" startups that publicly post all employees' salaries.
Is there any express reason it is illegal?