Bloomberg Law
Feb. 7, 2018, 4:32 PM UTC

Progressive Follows Amazon, BofA, Won’t Ask for Pay History

Madison Alder

By Madison Alder

Progressive Corp. isn’t asking any of its estimated 7,500 new hires for their salary history in the application process, the insurance company said Feb. 6, following companies in the tech and finance sectors.

Amazon.com Inc., Bank of America Corp., and now Progressive are the most recent additions to a small group of employers that have also said they won’t ask the question on applications, as it may perpetuate unfair pay, especially among women and minorities. The companies’ policy changes have come as several state and local laws banning the inquiries have been enacted or taken effect across ...

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