This is part of Biden's plan to push forward pay equity in the Federal workplace
President Joe Biden is proposing a new rule that will limit employers from taking into consideration the previous salaries of prospective employees when making hiring or employment decisions.
According to an executive order signed on Equal Pay Day on March 15, the Office of the Personnel Management will issue the proposed regulation that will "address the use of salary history in the hiring and pay-setting processes for Federal employees."
The proposed rule stems from a previous executive order from Biden last year, which seeks to push forward diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the Federal workplace.
"The purpose of this order is to direct the consideration of parallel efforts with respect to Federal procurement," read the order.
In addition, Biden has also instructed in the order the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to consider issuing proposed rules to enhance pay equity and transparency for job applicants and employees of Federal contractors and subcontractors.
"In doing so, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall specifically consider whether any such rules should limit or prohibit Federal contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information about job applicants' and employees' existing or past compensation when making employment decisions," read the order.
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