Can You Prohibit Your Employees From Discussing and Comparing Their Salaries?

Most people have been through it at some point or another in their workplace. Word gets out that someone is getting paid more than other people doing the same job. True or not, the hit to morale and loss of productivity during the fallout are real. So the question becomes, can a company prohibit its employees from comparing their salaries or even discussing compensation in general? If you are a private sector employer in America, the answer to that question is “no.”