{
  "registry_version": "2026.08.2",
  "data": {
    "title": "Compensation Double Bind",
    "status": "active",
    "evidence_ids": [
      "EVD-005"
    ],
    "content": "# Compensation Double Bind\n\nCandidate is required to state salary expectation first; quoting high triggers immediate rejection, while quoting low triggers leveling downranking.\n\n### Trigger Rule\nAsymmetric salary inquiry where employer refuses band disclosure prior to candidate submitting binding number.\n\n### What this Establishes\n- Information asymmetry is utilized as an uncalibrated gatekeeper before technical merit is evaluated.\n\n### What this Does NOT Establish\n- Does not mean employer has unlimited budget or malice.",
    "id": "P-004",
    "type": "pattern",
    "summary": "Candidate is required to state salary expectation first; quoting high triggers immediate rejection, while quoting low triggers leveling downranking.",
    "required_artifacts": [
      "A-002",
      "A-005"
    ],
    "compatible_mechanisms": [
      "M-004",
      "M-017"
    ],
    "trigger_rule": "Asymmetric salary inquiry where employer refuses band disclosure prior to candidate submitting binding number.",
    "establishes": [
      "Information asymmetry is utilized as an uncalibrated gatekeeper before technical merit is evaluated."
    ],
    "non_inferences": [
      "Does not mean employer has unlimited budget or malice."
    ],
    "interventions": [
      "I-002"
    ],
    "evidence_level": "supported"
  }
}