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What are the requirements relating to advertising open positions?
In addition to restrictions arising from applicable federal and state anti-discrimination laws, New York City passed a pay transparency law, effective November 1, 2022, that will require covered employers in New York City to include wage information in advertisements for jobs, promotions and transfer opportunities. All New York City employers with four or more workers (including employees and independent contractors) are covered by the law. The four workers do not need to all work in New York City. As long as one of the workers works in New York City, the employer is covered. The new law makes it “an unlawful discriminatory practice” for a covered employer or employment agency (or employees or agents thereof) to advertise a job, promotion or transfer opportunity without stating “the minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly wage” for the position in such advertisement. In stating the minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly wage for a position, the range may extend from the lowest to the highest annual salary or hourly wage the employer believes in good faith at the time of the posting that it would pay for the advertised job, promotion or transfer opportunity. A similar bill has been passed by the New York State legislature, which has been sent to the Governor for signature. These developments follow the New York State’s Salary History Law, effective January 6, 2020, which prohibits...
Chief Douglas Otaru, the former publicity secretary who was recently removed from his position following the APC state congress, was quoted as making several allegations against Dr. Aliyu Bello, t...