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Minnesota Enacts Pay Transparency Law to Require Salary Range Disclosure in Job Postings

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/6/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: Minnesota joins the growing number of states to adopt statewide legislation requiring employers to disclose starting salary ranges and other forms of compensation and benefits in postings for open...more

New Pay Transparency Requirements for Illinois Employers On the Horizon for 2025

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/5/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: Beginning on January 1, 2025, Illinois will join the list of states that are requiring greater transparency in both the job opportunities available in the state as well as the pay for those jobs. The...more

Much Needed Clarity May Finally Be Coming on Who Qualifies as a Job Applicant Under the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/27/2024

On August 20, 2024, Western District of Washington Judge John H. Chun asked the Washington Supreme Court to answer the question of what a party must prove to be considered a “job applicant” for the purposes of a pay...more

Employer FAQs on the New and Expansive Anti-Discrimination Rules in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh County

Fisher Phillips on 7/16/2024

Employers with operations in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, must comply with a new and expansive anti-discrimination ordinance that took effect June 1. Our FP attorneys developed this series of FAQs to address all employment...more

Snap Reaches $15M Settlement Over Alleged Equal Pay Violations: Why the Deal Might Be a Sign of What’s to Come for All Employers

Fisher Phillips on 7/15/2024

Snapchat’s parent company has agreed to pay $15 million and take extensive measures to ensure fair employment practices as part of settlement to resolve claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against women at...more

Maryland Amends Pay Transparency Law to Require Wage Range Disclosure in Job Postings

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/17/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed into law a bill that will expand Maryland employers’ pay transparency obligations. Effective October 1, 2024, employers must disclose in public or internal job...more

Basing Salary on Prior Pay Risks Discrimination Claim

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/5/2024

In recent years, a number of states and municipalities have adopted measures that restrict employers’ ability to base a new hire’s starting salary on what they made in their prior job. In the past, it was common for...more

Columbus, OH, Salary History Ban Goes Into Effect March 1, 2024

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/1/2024

Starting March 1, 2024, the City of Columbus ordinance banning inquiries into an applicant’s salary history goes into effect. This ordinance applies to all employers with 15 or more employees within Columbus. Employers that...more

City of Columbus Bans Consideration of Salary History in the Hiring Process

Roetzel & Andress on 3/1/2024

Beginning on March 1, 2024, the City of Columbus will ban consideration of salary and wage history during the hiring process for all employers in the City with fifteen or more employees. In so doing, Columbus joins a growing...more

Columbus Salary History Ban Takes Effect March 1: Top 5 Tips for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 2/29/2024

Columbus has joined Cincinnati and Toledo — as well as many other cities and states across the country — in adopting a salary history ban. Employers with at least 15 employees operating within the city of Columbus are barred...more

Columbus, Ohio’s Salary History Ban Goes Live on March 1, 2024: Are You Ready?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/27/2024

Employers in Columbus, Ohio, will be prohibited from asking job applicants about their salary histories under a city ordinance that takes effect on March 1, 2024....more

Salary History Ban Set to Take Effect in Columbus

Bricker Graydon LLP on 2/22/2024

Starting on March 1, 2024, Columbus will join over 40 states, counties, and cities, including Cincinnati and Toledo, in prohibiting employers from asking applicants about wage rates or salary history. The Columbus ordinance’s...more

Federal Contractors Would Need to Display Salary Ranges Under Proposed Pay Transparency Rule: Here’s What You Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 2/15/2024

The Biden administration recently announced new pay transparency measures intending to reduce wage gaps based on gender and race. The White House unveiled these new efforts on January 29, which marked the 15th anniversary of...more

Reminder for Employers to Be Aware of State and Local Pay Equity Laws

Frantz Ward LLP on 2/13/2024

Approximately 21 states and several municipalities have enacted laws that prohibit inquiries by employers into the salary history of applicants. These laws are based primarily on the arguments that: 1) salary history does...more

What’s in a Job Advertisement - New D.C. Salary and Hourly Pay Disclosure Requirements

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/13/2024

Earlier this year, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law legislation that will require D.C. employers to affirmatively state the pay range for available positions in job advertisements....more

Washington Mayor Signs Amendments to Pay Transparency Statute

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 1/25/2024

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser signed legislation earlier this month that would require employers to disclose pay ranges in job postings and prohibit employers from screening prospective employees based on their salary...more

Federal Contractors Can Soon Anticipate Rules on Pay Transparency and Salary History for Applicants and Employees

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/23/2024

On December 4, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council submitted a proposed rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. On...more

Pay Transparency Arrives at the Nation’s Capital

Littler on 1/17/2024

The District of Columbia will soon join an ever-growing list of jurisdictions that require employers to disclose compensation on job postings. In addition to pay scale disclosure, the District of Columbia Wage Transparency...more

Employers Should Be Aware of Additional Changes to Minnesota Employment Laws

Lathrop GPM on 8/8/2023

As we have previously reported, the most recent Minnesota legislative session resulted in a number of new laws that affect employers with Minnesota-based employees. We have issued client alerts about Minnesota’s new law...more

Columbus, Ohio, Bans Inquiries Into Applicants’ Salary History

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/19/2023

The City of Columbus joins Toledo and Cincinnati as the latest Ohio city to prohibit employers from asking prospective employees about past compensation. Effective March 1, 2024, employers operating in Columbus may not ask...more

A Look Through New York City’s Upcoming Wage Transparency Law

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/18/2022

Effective November 1, 2022, New York City employers are required to comply with Local Law 59 of 2022, commonly known as the New York City Wage Transparency Law, by including compensation data in their job advertisements. The...more

[Webinar] 2022 WORKing Lunch Series: Pay Equity & Transparency: Rising Workplace Trends - September 13th, 12:30 pm ET

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 8/11/2022

New York, which has over 9.3 million workers and counting, will soon join other jurisdictions in a growing trend of state and local pay transparency requirements for employers across the country. Currently there are 17 states...more

The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance With Employment Application Laws

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/22/2022

A growing number of states and municipalities are restricting the types of inquiries employers can make during hiring, creating concerns with what employers can include or must include on job applications and job postings. ...more

June Tip of the Month: Potential Changes to New York State Job Posting Requirements

Perkins Coie on 6/29/2022

Employers throughout New York state may soon be required to include salary ranges in job postings, as well as promotion and transfer opportunities. On June 3, 2022, following in the footsteps of New York City’s recent salary...more

Asking Employees About Salary Expectations Could Lead to Discrimination Claims

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/24/2022

In recent years, a number of states have passed laws prohibiting prospective employers from asking applicants about their salaries in their current jobs or overall salary history. However, these laws may not restrict...more

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