Amazon Will No Longer Ask New Hires About Their Salary History

Amazon recruiters can no longer ask how much you made at your last job.by Heidi Groover DAVID RYDER/GETTY
As Washington state lawmakers consider banning the use of past salaries in hiring, Seattle's biggest employer has already ended the practice.Amazon informed employees this month that recruiters and interviewers can no longer ask interviewees what they made at their last job or consider their past pay. Basing pay on past salaries is one way gender and racial wage gaps can persist.The policy c