Discussing Your Wages At Work in California (Labor Code Section 232)
Even though under California law, employers are not allowed to prohibit employees from sharing or discussing their wages at workplace, whether you should have those conversations with your co-workers depends on your practical realities and circumstances. Bringing up how much you are making or asking your colleagues about how much they are making can have a negative effect on your relationships with those co-workers. Be sure to do the risk/benefit assessment of having those types of conversations at your workplace before you decide how to proceed. For more information on the relevant law, see California Labor Code section 232.