Colorado, Maine, and Des Moines, Iowa, are the latest jurisdictions to pass Ban the Box laws prohibiting employers from asking about an applicant’s criminal history at the application stage of the hiring process. A growing number of jurisdictions also are passing laws prohibiting employers from inquiring about applicants’ prior wages or salaries and there is a growing set of pay transparency or wage disclosure laws requiring employers to include the expected salary or a compensation range for a position in job postings.
