Atlanta mayor bans salary history questions on city job applications

Prospective hires to the city of Atlanta will no longer have to answer questions about the history of their salaries on their job applications.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms banned the questions Monday in an effort to prevent wage discrimination and close the gender pay gap, according to a city news release.

“Too often, salary history can trap employees in an unfair earnings cycle based on history rather than their skill set,” Bottoms said in a statement. “Now, employees can be compensated based on their qualifications, experience and merit.”