The Institute will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against staff members or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another staff member or applicant. However, staff members who have access to the compensation information of other staff members or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other staff members or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the Institute, or c) consistent with the Institute's legal duty to furnish information.
