The past two years have undoubtedly been challenging for many employers. Among other hardships, many employers are addressing issues related to COVID-19, the Great Resignation (a catchphrase related to the record number of employees resigning from their current employment), and varying laws related to employee use of medical and recreational marijuana. As if these challenges are not enough, employers must now prepare to address one of the newest trends in employment law—pay transparency.
Pay equity issues are not new in the United States. Indeed, both the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act were signed into law nearly 60 years ago, but pay equity studies nevertheless continue to show that women and employees of color are not paid as much as their white male colleagues. In light of these issues, states and municipalities across the country are using pay transparency legislation to combat pay disparities and provide applicants and current employees with pay information that will help them evaluate their compensation as compared to their peers.
One of the most recent pay transparency laws went into effect in New York City on November 1, 2022. That law amended the city's Human Rights Law to include a new discriminatory practice: failing to include salary ranges in job postings. The law requires job postings to include a salary range from the lowest to the highest salary the employer in good faith believes it would pay for the advertised job, promotion, or...
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