By federal law, an employer cannot discriminate or retaliate against employees for discussing compensation. One of the good things that unions made happen in th

By federal law, an employer cannot discriminate or retaliate against employees for discussing compensation. One of the good things that unions made happen in the past before they made themselves their own worst enemies. Some companies treat this as "you can discuss internally but it's a company trade secret externally" which I don't know how the courts have actually treated it (if at all.)