Philadelphia can ban employers from asking job applicants for salary history, court rules

Philadelphia employers are now banned from asking potential hires about their salary history, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Thursday. The decision from a three-judge panel clears the way for implementation of a 2017 law city officials say will help bridge gender and race-based wage gaps. It serves as a defeat for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, which had sued the city in April 2017 claiming that it unfairly restricts commercial speech rights of employers.…