Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee recently signed broad new pay equity legislation into law that will require you to change many common workplace practices. The new law is slated to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023. While it might seem so far into the future that you can ignore the law for the time being, you would best be served by beginning your compliance efforts now to put your organization in the best position to get in line with the new standards.
Like many other states’ pay equity laws, the new law will prohibit you from requesting applicants’ salary histories before initial employment offers and requires pay transparency in the workplace.
