Cleveland salary history ban
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- Jurisdiction
- Cleveland, OH
- Topic
- Salary history
- Effective date
- 2025-10-27
- Who it covers
- Employers with 15+ employees in Cleveland
- Status
- Verified against an official source
The law, summarized
- Under Cleveland Ordinance 104-2025 (effective Oct 27, 2025), covered employers may not ask about an applicant's current or prior pay.
- They may not rely solely on salary history in hiring or pay decisions, or retaliate for refusing to disclose it.
- Applies to employers with 15+ employees in Cleveland.
StateHR Take · AI-generated analysis, not legal advice
Who should act: Employers with 15+ employees in Cleveland with workers in Cleveland, OH. Audit job-posting templates, recruiter scripts and applicant tracking settings now (in effect since 2025-10-27), and train hiring managers on what they may and may not ask or disclose. Confirm the details in the official source before acting.
Generated 2026-10-15T18:41-05:00
Official sources
- www.clevelandohio.govhttps://www.clevelandohio.gov/city-hall/boards-commissions/fair-employment-wage-board/laws-procedures