By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law two pieces of legislation that expand equal pay laws to: prohibit unequal pay on the basis of a protected class for all substantially similar work ( S5248B / A8093A ); and ban employers from asking prospective employees about their salary history ( S6549 / A5308B ). The governor signed the measures, part of his 2019 Women's