National Equal Pay Day, a presidentially-proclaimed day intended to draw attention to gender-based pay disparities in the United States and beyond, was celebrated across the country on March 15, 2022. In recent years, this day has gained even more recognition as pay equity remains at the forefront for employers and lawmakers alike. Specifically, many states and localities have taken steps to address pay equity by introducing and passing laws that prohibit inquiries about salary history, require reporting of pay data, require disclosure of pay information, and protect employees who disclose their pay, among other initiatives. In recent years, manufacturers and other employers have focused on this issue both from the perspective of basic fairness to and ethical treatment of employees, as well as from a legal and compliance perspective.

One emerging pay equity trend among states and localities has been the introduction and enactment of pay transparency legislation requiring that employers disclose certain compensation or wage range information to job applicants and employees. In 2018, California became one of the first states to enact such a law, and since then several other states and localities have followed suit, with Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada and New York City being some of the most recent states and localities to implement such requirements. These pay transparency laws vary significantly, with some requiring disclosure of wage ranges for various...

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