Philadelphia Can Bar Salary History Queries for Now: 3d Cir. (1)

Philadelphia’s law that bans employers from asking job applicants about their salary history cleared a steep hurdle with a Third Circuit decision, bolstering similar measures around the country aimed at targeting persistent pay gaps in the workforce.

The decision, for now, gives the city the green light to implement a 2017 ordinance that city officials argued will help end a cycle in which women and minorities earn 80% or less of what white men make. A federal judge didn’t correctly apply a legal standard known as “intermediate scrutiny” in blocking enforcement of the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance’s bar on salary ...