3rd Circuit: Ordinance Barring Wage Inquiry Doesn’t Violate 1st Amendment

Mealey's (February 10, 2020, 10:35 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Neither the reliance provision nor the inquiry provision of an ordinance enacted by the city of Philadelphia barring employers from asking a prospective employee about their wage history when negotiating that employee’s wage violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 6, partially reversing a trial court’s order in favor of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce that struck down the inquiry provision (Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce v. Philadelphia, et al., Nos. 18-2175 and 18-2176, 3rd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 3598)....