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New Jersey is positioned to join the growing number of jurisdictions that have adopted pay transparency requirements. The New Jersey State Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 2310, which, if enacted, will require employers...more
During this year’s legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed new laws requiring employers to disclose certain wage information when posting job openings, as well as requirements to provide existing employees...more
On September 3rd, 2024, Los Angeles County’s Fair Chance Ordinance (“FCO”) went into effect, establishing new criminal background check requirements for employers in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The FCO expands...more
The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers takes effect on September 3. The law applies to employers doing business in the unincorporated areas of LA County, if they employ five or more employees....more
The 2024 Minnesota legislative session did not produce nearly as many significant pieces of employment legislation as the 2023 session. Still, this legislature passed multiple new employment laws this year and amended several...more
Maryland is seeking to become the latest jurisdiction to require companies to disclose pay in job postings. On March 29, 2024, the Maryland Senate approved House Bill 649, Labor and Employment – Equal Pay for Equal Work –...more
For years now, having an Indeed employer account has been one of the best ways to find job seekers where they look. No matter what industry you are in, one of the first results for a job search will include a result from...more
Under British Columbia’s Pay Transparency Act, as of November 1, 2023, all B.C. employers are required to post wage and salary information on all of their public job postings....more
Employers in Washington are facing a flurry of class actions alleging violations of the state’s new pay transparency law. While it is too early to gauge the viability of the claims, employers doing business in Washington may...more
Illinois recently amended its Equal Pay Act to require employers with 15 or more workers to include pay and benefits information for each covered job posting. There is, however, a delayed start date: This amendment will take...more
Employers across the country have grappled with the requirements of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), since it went into effect on January 1, 2021. The act was the only one of its kind at the time, and has...more
The Illinois Equal Pay Act has been around for a decade, but it’s seen many changes in the past few years. The act was amended in 2021 to impose new equal pay compliance requirements and create new obligations for private...more
A number of recent case law and regulatory updates—at both the state and federal levels—carry important implications for California employers in the upcoming year....more
Employers posting jobs to be filled in California must now include a pay range in the posting under new requirements that took effect at the beginning of 2023. Senate Bill (SB) 1162, which was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom...more
Key Takeaways: •California and Washington join New York City and Colorado as businesses advertising job postings must also post the position’s minimum and maximum salary range. •New York City, California, Colorado and...more
As we previously reported, as of November 1, 2022, New York City’s salary transparency law requires covered employers who advertise or post a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity for a role that can or will be performed,...more
As we previously discussed in our August 2022 blog post, beginning January 1, 2023, Washington State’s Pay Transparency Act requires covered employers who post job openings that include a list of qualifications for a specific...more
Last week, on November 1, 2022, New York City’s pay transparency law became effective. The law amends the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to make it unlawful for a New York City employer to advertise a job,...more
Since 2018, California has required employers to provide the pay scale for a position when requested by an applicant that has completed an initial interview. Beginning January 1, 2023, employers that are hiring in California...more
As the New York Times highlighted, November's arrival means that NYC's pay transparency law will finally go into effect. The basic compliance framework seems somewhat simple - most NYC employers will now be required to...more
On November 1, 2022, all New York City employers with four or more employees and employment agencies of all sizes must state the salary range or rate of pay when advertising a job, promotion or transfer opportunity. A similar...more
On November 1, 2022, New York City’s Wage Transparency Law takes effect, intended to promote pay equity. The new law amends the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), Title 8 of the Administrative Code of the City of New...more
In line with a growing trend of pay transparency laws in the nation, California is the next jurisdiction to require employers to share salary information in job postings. Effective January 1, 2023, California joins the ranks...more
California’s new pay transparency law will go into effect January 1, 2023. In addition to changes to employer reporting requirements, the new law requires employers of 15 or more people to include the pay scale for positions...more
There has been a wave of new state and local legislation focused on pay transparency for job applicants. Right now, Colorado State and Jersey City are the only jurisdictions that require employers to provide wage ranges in...more