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California and Washington Join Jurisdictions Requiring Pre-Employment Pay Transparency
Effective January 1, California and Washington joined a growing list of jurisdictions requiring employers to be transparent about their pay. The new laws require employers to include a salary range in job postings, and are similar to a 2021 Colorado law and an ordinance that went into effect in New York City last year.
January 11, 2023
New California Law Requires Companies to Include Pay Information in Job Postings, Joining Growing List of Jurisdictions Seeking to Provide Workers With Greater Pay Transparency
Beginning on January 1, 2023, California’s SB 1162 will require California companies with over 15 employees to include pay scale information in job postings. This means that nearly 200,000 employers will soon have to provide the salary or hourly wage range that they “reasonably expect” to pay for the position.
October 13, 2022
New York City Salary Range Transparency Act Revised
Beginning November 1, 2022, a new salary transparency law which amends the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) will require most employers in New York City to list a salary range or hourly rate in all job advertisements. Although the law was originally scheduled to go into effect on May 15, 2022, as MSE previously reported, it will now become effective November 1.
May 11, 2022
New York City Commission on Human Rights Issues Guidance on New Salary Transparency Law
Beginning May 15, 2022, most employers in New York City will be required to list a salary range in all job advertisements. In preparing for the new salary transparency law to go into effect, the New York City Commission on Human Rights recently issued guidance to employers and employees about their rights and obligations under the law.
April 21, 2022
New York City Council Passes Salary Range Transparency Bill
In the latest move to encourage salary transparency and equity, New York City will make it mandatory for companies to disclose salary ranges on all New York City-based job postings. The New York City Council recently passed a bill that would require employers to state the minimum and maximum salary for all open jobs.
January 25, 2022
Connecticut Enacts Greater Pay Transparency Measures
Connecticut has joined Colorado in enacting pay transparency measures designed to ensure employees receive equal pay for equal work.
July 13, 2021
Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Transparency Rules Upheld in Colorado Federal Court
On May 27, 2021, a federal judge denied a business group’s initial attempt to stop enforcement of the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, which MSE reported on in December.
June 03, 2021
Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act & Transparency Rules
On January 1, 2021, as the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and the Colorado Department of Labor’s implementing rules go into effect, Colorado will usher in a new era of wage transparency and protections against wage discrimination by employers.
December 29, 2020
Washington State Job Applicants Recover $4.2 Million After Transport Company Allegedly Fails to Disclose Pay Ranges
July 24, 2024
Microsoft Announces End of Non-Competes for Most US Employees
Microsoft announced last week that it would implement changes to its employment policies related to “noncompetition clauses, confidentiality agreements in dispute resolution, pay transparency in [its] hiring practices, and the initiation of a civil rights audit.
June 16, 2022
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