Tag: Pay Transparency

June 28, 2024

Vermont is the latest jurisdiction to enact a pay transparency law, joining other localities such as California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland and Washington, D.C., Minnesota, New York, and Washington state that are taking steps to address pay disparity concerns. On June […]

June 18, 2024

Vermont has joined the growing list of jurisdictions with pay transparency laws. On June 4, 2024, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed “An Act Relating to Disclosure of Compensation in Job Advertisements” (the “Act”). Pursuant to the Act, which will take effect […]

February 15, 2024

Following a wave of pay transparency laws in other states, the Massachusetts recently implemented a law requiring employers with at least 25 employees in the Commonwealth to disclose salary ranges in job postings. The law also requires employers with at […]

December 18, 2023

Amendments to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) that will take effect on January 1, 2024, have placed significant new burdens on employers by (a) expanding internal notification requirements to all “job opportunities,” not just promotions, and (b) […]

October 17, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill S9427A. The bill, now known as the New York State Pay Transparency Law, or Labor Law § 194-b, took effect on September 17, 2023. As we wrote about here, New […]

July 21, 2023

On July 3, 2023, Hawaii joined eight other states, as well as eight cities/counties, by enacting SB 1057, which requires that certain job listings disclose the hourly rate or salary range that “reasonably reflects the actual expected compensation” for the […]

March 9, 2023

In advance of the September 17 effective date of New York’s impending pay transparency law, state lawmakers just amended the law in ways that both expand and contract the obligations imposed on employers, particularly with respect to jobs performed outside […]

February 23, 2023

Recent legislative action across the country suggests that expanding pay transparency requirements will continue to be a major issue for employers to navigate in 2023. Three states—Illinois, Rhode Island, and Washington—recently joined the pay transparency movement by issuing regulations or […]

February 13, 2023

In 2021 and 2022, we saw a wave of pay transparency laws aimed at improving pay equity. It first started with Colorado in 2021, then New York City in late 2022. Recently, states such as California, New York, Washington, and […]

February 2, 2023

On January 1, 2023, Washington joined the growing list of states requiring pay transparency in job postings. Amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Washington State Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (the “EPOA”) require covered employers to disclose pay range, benefits, and […]

January 10, 2023

California The California Labor Commissioner recently published FAQs (adding to existing FAQs under the state’s equal pay law) with insights for employers on some gray areas in the new law: Threshold for coverage.The FAQs clarify that an employer is covered […]

January 4, 2023

On the first of the year, California’s new pay transparency law requiring pay scales in job postings took effect. Although the new legislation was passed in the fall, some requirements of the new law left more room for interpretation than […]

December 22, 2022

On Dec. 21, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the long-anticipated New York State pay transparency bill into law. The bill amends New York State Labor Law by adding a new section 194-b, which takes effect on Sept. 17, 2023. Labor […]

October 24, 2022

California and New York City are joining Colorado and Washington state in imposing pay range disclosures in job postings. On November 1, 2022, covered employers will be required to include the salary range in a job posting for any position […]

October 7, 2022

1) Pay Transparency Law [SB 1162] Starting on January 1, 2023, employers are required to do the following: Include the pay scale for a position in any job posting, whether the posting is internal or external (only for employers with […]

August 18, 2022

A bill to increase pay transparency in California steps closer to becoming law. California Senate Bill 1162, introduced in February and with some amendments since its initial form, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on August 11. Only a few steps […]