Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, Washington state employers must include a "wage scale or salary range" along with information about benefits and other compensation in each posted job listing.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the law increasing pay transparency on Mar. 30.
The state joins Colorado and New York City in requiring employers to disclose pay ranges in job posts. A few other states require disclosure of salary information to job applicants at various points during the hiring process, but not public disclosure in job listings. About 20 states prohibit employers from requiring job applicants to disclose their salary history during the recruiting process.
"The [new Washington law] revises the existing law that requires that employers provide the minimum wage or salary for a position to an applicant only after an offer of employment has been made," said Evandro Gigante, a partner in the New York City office of Proskauer. "Specifically, the new law will require Washington employers with 15 or more employees to affirmatively disclose in all job postings a wage scale or wage range, as well as all of the benefits and other compensation to be offered, in connection with the position, regardless of applicant request."
The Washington law applies to any job posting, regardless of where it appears, whether the recruitment is being conducted directly by the employer or indirectly through a third party.
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