NY A01289

Prohibits employers from asking job applicants or current employees about their salary expectations as a condition of being interviewed, hired, or promoted

Bars employers from using salary expectations to determine whether to offer employment or to set wages/salary for a position

Protects applicants and employees from retaliation for refusing to disclose salary expectations or for filing complaints about violations of these provisions

Allows applicants to voluntarily disclose salary expectations without prompting, and permits employers to confirm expectations only after making a compensation offer that the applicant seeks to negotiate upward

Requires employers to provide job applicants with information about employment benefits included with a position upon request

Grants aggrieved individuals the right to bring civil lawsuits for damages, injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees