When you're being interviewed, and the interviewer asks a question that's technically illegal, what do you do? Do you call them out or answer the question? I'm in a state with a ban on hiring managers asking people about their salary history. But I keep getting asked what my previous salary was. Since I'm too chicken to say that question isn't allowed, I just lie and pad my last salary.

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For the US, the aim to prevent pay discrimination and promote pay equity by ensuring that job offers are based on an applicant's qualifications and the market value of the role, rather than their past earnings.

I would suggest that you advise (in advance, on application) of the salary that you are looking for instead? This may help you to avoid any awkwardness, or lying in interview, if you are not able to say to the interviewer that they are not meant to measure your salary history.

If you say on application what salary you are looking for, then at interview you are questioned or this is raised by the manager, I would then advise the recruiter that they are not following laws and a Manager asked you about your salary history. When a company is reminded that practice isn't working, or their practice is illegal, they generally sharpen practice quickly.

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This hasn't happened to me, but I would probably do the same as you. Yeah, you should be able to call them out without fear of repercussions, but that's not how the world works. My guess is if you'd push back, you'd have zero chance of getting the offer.

In the UK you're not allowed to ask if they plan on having children. I haven't my been directly asked but my last interview it was bought up in conversation as general chat.

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