On April 28, the Cleveland City Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. 104-2025 (the “salary ordinance”), which will ban any employer that employs 15 or more employees in the city, as well as any employment agency operating on the employer’s behalf, from asking about or considering a job applicant’s salary history. The salary ordinance also requires job postings to provide the salary range or scale of the position. The ordinance will take effect on Oct. 27.
Ordinance No. 104-2025 also requires job postings to provide the salary range or scale of the position.
The City Council noted in the ordinance that three other Ohio cities — Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo — have similar pay equity laws.
The ordinance makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice to: 1) inquire about a job applicant’s salary history; 2) screen applicants based on their current or prior salary history; 3) rely solely on an applicant’s salary history in deciding whether to offer the applicant employment; or 4) refuse to hire or otherwise retaliate against an applicant who refuses to disclose his or her salary history. The ordinance also requires Cleveland employers to include the salary range or scale of the position in the notification, advertisement, or other formal posting that offers the opportunity to apply. The ordinance does not, however, prohibit an employer from inquiring about a job applicant’s salary expectations.
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