BLOGJanuary 02, 2018

New California Law Will Make It Illegal for Employers to Ask This Question

What’s going on?

A new California law that went into effect on Monday forbids employers from asking job applicants about their previous salaries. It also requires California employers to give potential employees a pay range for the job they’re applying for.

Will this new law help workers?

The new law, which affects all employers of any size statewide, is intended to increase transparency and narrow the gender gap. Supporters of the bill said that if women are paid less than men for the same job and new employers base their salary on the previous one, women will continue to make less.

Taxpayer-Funded Abortions for Illegal Immigrants? Here Are Some of Oregon’s 750 New Laws

Pat and Jeffy talked about some of the new state laws that went into effect on Jan. 1 on today’s show while sitting in for Glenn.

“Who answers that truthfully, anyway?” Jeffy asked about the salary-related law. “’What’d you make on your last job?’ ‘$800 million.’”

Here are some of the other new laws they discussed:

Texas eliminated straight-ticket voting

Nevada required employers to grant leave to employees who are victims of domestic violence or whose family members are victims of domestic violence

Vermont banned employers from requesting or requiring people to share their social media accounts

Watch the clip or read the transcript below for more.

This article provided courtesy of TheBlaze.

PAT: Some of the new laws that we're looking at, as the new year begins, include the one in Texas that eliminates the possibility of just voting straight ticket. Not a huge deal.

In California, employers can no longer ask about your prior salary. Job applicants can volunteer that information if they want to. But you can't ask, hey, what did you make before? What were you making?

Strange, right?

JEFFY: Right.

PAT: Why would the government get involved in that in negotiation at all?

JEFFY: I'm guessing -- I don't know. But I'm guessing that they figured that you should be paid for what you're worth on this job.

PAT: I guess. But --

JEFFY: Who answers that truthfully anyway?

PAT: Nobody.

JEFFY: Thankfully, what did you make on your last job?

PAT: $17.9 million. Now I'm willing to come in for somewhat less than that.

JEFFY: Might be able to work on something else.

PAT: But it's got to be in the ballpark.

A new Nevada law requires employers to grant up to 160 hours of leave per year to employees who are victims of domestic violence or who have family members who are victims, or who know someone who was a victim, or has ever heard of being a victim.

JEFFY: Right. Well, I've heard.

PAT: Well, then you've got 160 hours coming.

Employers in Vermont can't request or require employees to provide their social media content. That act is meant to provide social media privacy for employees.

Well, that's kind of strange. You don't have it. If it's on social media, you've already compromised your privacy, haven't you?

JEFFY: They want their cake and eat it too. Right? You want to be able to have your social media. But you want to be able to have your job. And you want to be able to say bad things about your company.

Well, guess what, part of your job is representing the company that you work for. That's your life, right? Maybe that's just my old school thinking. But, you know, you represent who you work for.

Trump Reveals Who Was Blocking the Ceasefire in Ukraine

During his “First 100 Days” interview, President Trump gives Glenn Beck an update on his efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump reveals who’s really been blocking the ceasefire deal in Ukraine, what he believes really sparked this war, and why he’s so set on ending the war. “We have a lot of great things on the horizon,” Trump says, as he gets closer to a rare earth mineral deal. So, will Putin and Zelenskyy make peace?

Watch the FULL interview HERE

Trump SLAMS Rep. Crockett, New Democrat "Leaders" in Glenn Beck Interview

The Democrats are in a panic! New “leaders” have emerged, like Rep. Jasmine Crockett, after some of their old guard, like Senator Chuck Schumer, were “excommunicated” for trying to work with President Trump. But Trump tells Glenn in his “First 100 Days” interview exactly what he thinks of Crockett: “Have you ever seen her talk?! … It’s demeaning to our country!”

Watch the FULL interview HERE

THE GLENN BECK PODCAST

Expert Reveals the TERRIFYING Reality of Mexico Under Cartels

Is Mexico a “failed narco state” controlled by cartels? Glenn speaks with Brandon Darby, co-founder of Breitbart’s Border and Cartel Chronicles, who works with sources in Mexico to expose the truth on the ground. He tells Glenn just how bad the situation is, how entrenched the cartels are (they control over HALF of Mexico’s territory), and whether Trump has a chance of eliminating them. But instead of sending in special forces, Darby has another idea that could keep Mexico from looking like “a smaller version of Ukraine and Russia.”

Watch this FULL podcast HERE

Meet the ACTIVIST Judges Blocking Trump’s Agenda

There is a judicial coup happening against President Trump, Glenn argues. Glenn exposes the activist Obama and Biden-era judges who are conducting a full-scale, coordinated assault against the mandate that the American people gave Trump. There’s Judge James Boasberg, who tried to stop Trump from deporting illegal immigrant criminals. Then, there’s Judge Ana Reyes, who halted Trump’s trans ban in the military (and who also has a long history of donating to Democrats). Also fighting Trump are judges Theodore Chang and Amir Ali, who are trying to reverse Trump’s dismantling of USAID. This isn’t normal “checks and balances.” This is left-wing judges using lawfare to play president and fight the dismantling of the deep state.

Watch this FULL episode of Glenn TV HERE.

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