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Cleveland City Council Passes New Pay Transparency and Salary History Ordinance

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 5/12/2025

What Employers Need to Know - On April 28, 2025, the Cleveland City Council passed Ordinance No. 104-2025, introducing significant changes to hiring practices for employers within the city. This legislation mandates pay...more

Cleveland Will Prohibit Salary Inquiries and Require Salary Ranges in Job Postings

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/7/2025

On April 28, 2025, the Cleveland City Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. 104-2025 (the “salary ordinance”), which will ban any employer that employs fifteen or more employees in the City of Cleveland, as well as any...more

Cleveland Employers Must Prepare for City’s New Pay Equity and Transparency Rules: Your Top Questions Answered + 5 Steps to Take...

Fisher Phillips on 5/7/2025

Cleveland employers will soon need to include salary ranges in job postings and refrain from asking job applicants questions related to their salary history, thanks to a new ordinance adopted by the City Council last week....more

Cleveland City Council Passes New Pay Transparency and Salary History Ordinance

Benesch on 5/5/2025

On April 28, 2025, the Cleveland City Council passed Ordinance No. 104-2025 (the “Ordinance”), which requires employers to provide an open job’s salary range on job postings and prohibits employers from inquiring about an...more

UPDATE: FAR Council Proposals Withdrawn

Berkshire on 1/17/2025

In January 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a rule that would One year later on January 8, 2025, the FAR Council has withdrawn their proposed rule....more

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

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

Proposed Federal Contractor Rule Will Impose Pay Equity and Transparency

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/20/2024

There are proposed amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that will change employment practices for federal contractors in two ways. First, these amendments will prohibit federal contractors from seeking and...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

Proposed Rule Seeks to Bring Gender Pay Equity to Federal Contracting Community

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/16/2024

On January 29, the Biden administration announced several policy initiatives aimed at addressing pay transparency and equity, including a proposed rule issued by the Department of Defense (DOD), General Services...more

Proposed Rule Would Impose Pay Transparency and Salary History Requirements for Federal Contractors

Perkins Coie on 2/16/2024

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a Proposed Rule, “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting,” on January 30, 2024. The Proposed Rule would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), which...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

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

Employment Terms - A View From Both Sides of the Pond

Goodwin on 1/25/2024

As businesses look to expand their operations globally, we are increasingly seeing HR leaders taking a strategic view on how they want to engage their workforce across different jurisdictions. There is a greater push from...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

Gazing Into the Employment Law Crystal Ball: Artificial Intelligence, Pay Transparency, and Overtime Rule Changes

Conn Kavanaugh on 6/27/2023

The employment law landscape can shift quickly to keep up with our rapidly evolving world of work. You can be better prepared by anticipating changes that could impact your business. Below are three areas in which legal...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

NYC Amends Pay Transparency Law with Implications for Employers Located Outside of the City

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP on 5/11/2022

On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council (the “Council”) voted to amend the City’s new pay transparency law (the “Law”), pushing back the effective date from May 15, 2022 to November 1, 2022 and resulting in several...more

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