New NYC law requires employers to disclose salary in job ads; here’s what you need to know - SILive.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A new city law -- touted as a way to help close the gender wage gap -- goes into effect this spring requiring employers to disclose salary information in all job advertisements.
The law, which applies to businesses with more than four employees, will start being enforced on May 15. The legislation passed in the City Council with a 41-7 vote on Dec. 15, and officially became law on Jan. 15.
All companies that fit this criteria will be required to include the minimum and maximum salaries in any job posting. The local law is an amendment to the city administrative code.
“This bill would make it an unlawful discriminatory practice to not include in job listings the minimum and maximum salary offered for any position located within New York City,” says the legislation. “The range for the listed maximum and minimum salary would extend from the lowest salary to the highest salary that the employer in good faith believes it would pay for the advertised job, promotion, or transfer.”
The only types of companies exempt from the law are temporary staffing firms “as they already provide this information after interviews in compliance with the NY State Wage Theft Prevention Act,” the legislation says.
“It is long overdue that New York City address the cause of significant inequity in the local hiring process: employers’ refusal to disclose a position’s salary,” former Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal (D-Manhattan), who sponsored the bill, told NY1. “Forcing employers to disclose salary ranges for available positions will also help us to more readily identify systemic pay inequities.”
However, Councilman and Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) said he doesn’t see how the law will favorably impact employees and employers.
“It’s unclear why government even thinks they need to interfere with this. All that will happen is more businesses will be harassed and fined by City Hall,” he said.
In addition, the Partnership for New York City wants the city to delay implementation of the law, reported the Wall Street Journal.
“It’s just the wrong solution,” Kathryn Wylde, CEO of Partnership for New York City, told The Wall Street Journal. “It should never have been allowed to go through.”
Other states -- including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Washington State -- have passed similar legislation regarding salary disclosure.
source: https://www.silive.com/news/2022/01/new-nyc-law-requires-employers-to-disclose-salary-in-job-ads-heres-what-you-need-to-know.html
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