There's been over 400 responses to the question of whether it's ok to provide a paystub to a recruiter or prospective employer.

The answer is a big fat "NO" ! It's not OK.

In fact, it's illegal in many states, and the entity that makes the request can be fined.

End of story. Good night.

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It's true that it's illegal to ask about someone's salary in a lot of states. Some prospective employers may claim they want to see it to verify employment, but there are other ways to do that. Companies simply call to verify employment dates all the time.

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Everything employers say and do in my experience is illegal but unless its based on a protected category AND you can prove it, its not de facto illegal. Hence why our protections are being rolled back even more. That's why employers ask what neighborhood you live in, what elementary school you went to, what language do you speak, etc to either class you or look you up. The HR Bowl is effing wild, literal HR mangers making illegal comments. If you are a minority life is HARD.

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Thanks for sharing this. I wanted to know the specifics on this for a while now.

It is so important to educate yourself on these topics. Assuming that companies act with integrity and compliance with the laws isn’t something you can do.

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I agree. NOOOOOOOO !!!

Not 100% true. In many states you can’t use current or prior salary in making a determination about an offer. But post offer, asking for a pay stub to prove employment is not illegal.

We're now over 500 responses.

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