> Underlying the bill is the notion that employers “anchor” the salaries they offer to potential employees based on their current or previous salary — if an emp

> Underlying the bill is the notion that employers “anchor” the salaries they offer to potential employees based on their current or previous salary — if an employee had faced pay discrimination at a previous job, in other words, the employer’s subsequent lower than market value offer would effectively perpetuate the discrimination. > “Being underpaid once should not condemn one to a lifetime of inequity,” said New York City Public Advocate Letitia James ... Or if a person does not know how to negotiate.