Skip to content
Better HN
Top
Best
Ask
Show
New
Jobs
Search
⌘K
0 points
toomuchtodo
10y ago
0 comments
Save
Share
Internally, sharing your salary with co-workers is federally protected speech. You could argue to a recruiter that your salary exposed publicly is sharing trade secrets.
0 comments
4 comments · 2 top-level
top
newest
oldest
Teodolfo
10y ago
· 1 in thread
Not in Calfornia:
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection...
Even federally arguing that current salary is a trade secret is a legal gray area.
toomuchtodo
OP
10y ago
Thank you for that citation! I'm in Illinois at the moment, but California is more relevant for an HN discussion.
_ea1k
10y ago
· 1 in thread
Keepin mind that the actual protections here are relatively weak.
toomuchtodo
OP
10y ago
Are you saying you have no recourse if you're fired for sharing your salary information?
j
/
k
navigate · click thread line to collapse
