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How employers can ensure compliance with new state pay transparency laws

A good compliance program takes both reactive and proactive approach to ensure that the organization is up to date and meets disclosure requirements in the states where the organization operates and currently has employees and in states where its next employees may be. 

By Elissa Rossi | March 04, 2025 at 01:58 PM
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A few months into 2025, pay transparency in the workplace has remained a hot button issue. Just within the last year, 14 states, including California, New York and Washington, have adopted pay transparency laws that require employers to either provide salary ranges in job postings or share salary information during the hiring process.

Along with requiring employers to share a position’s salary at the hiring stage, the new laws also require employers to disclose compensation in the context of promotions. Some of these laws give employees a private right of action against an employer who doesn’t provide pay transparency.

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