When Congress returns from summer recess, members will consider a new bill that will aim to narrow the wage gap between genders and races. Washington, D.C. congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will introduce a bill with cosponsors Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) that would ban questions about salary history in job interviews and salary negotiations.

Earlier this summer, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to prohibit employers from asking about an applicant’s previous salary. Lawmakers and advocates have predicted that the rule will help break cycles of wage discrimination that keep women and people of color earning less than their white male peers for their entire careers, just because of one period of wage stagnation, a sexist or racist boss, time out from the work force, or a failure to negotiate a higher salary for their first jobs. Read More