States Expand Pay Transparency Requirements, Including for Remote Job Postings
In order to address income disparities and employer discrimination, a growing number of jurisdictions in the U.S. have implemented salary transparency laws that not only require disclosure of certain salary information during the hiring process upon request, but require public disclosure of salary ranges in all posted job advertisements. Canadian companies with U.S. employees should familiarize themselves with such laws and consider implementing a uniform policy for salary transparency as more and more states start requiring affirmative wage disclosures. Most recently, Washington State amended its Equal Pay and Opportunity Act to require employers to affirmatively disclose in job postings a wage range, plus any other benefits or compensation to be offered, regardless of...
