What Is On The Horizon For Pay Transparency?
2024—a new year—has started. Last year, we saw a lot of movement in terms of pay transparency. This movement took the form of a number of states and localities passing legislation in an effort to increase pay transparency. Many of
Hawaii Enacts Pay-Transparency Law
Hawaii is the latest state to enact a pay-transparency law, following the wave of similar laws enacted across the United States in recent years. Recently, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed into law SB 1057, which will require employers within
Salary Ranges In Job Postings Are Becoming Standard Practice For Many Employers
According to a recent survey conducted by ZipRecruiter, 72% of all employers surveyed indicated that they include salary information in all job postings regardless as to whether mandated by state law or not. Only 10% of employers surveyed indicated that
Is the trend of recent pay increases reversing?
With a previously tight labor market over the last few years, many fortunate jobseekers saw increases in pay when hired to a new role. Many employers saw competition for a war on talent within the tight labor market and—to the
Am I Allowed To Discuss My Salary With My Co-Workers?
Under federal law, the vast majority of employees have a protected right to discuss their salaries with co-workers. Specifically, under the National Labor Relations Act, employees are permitted to engage in such discussions regardless of whether they are a part
What Employers Can Do To Prepare For Pay Transparency Laws
A growing number of states and municipalities have already enacted pay-transparency laws. As discussed in our recent articles, such laws largely require an employer to include the salary range for the role in a job posting. These laws, in turn,
What Is Missing From Pay-Transparency Laws
A growing number of states and municipalities have enacted or at least are considering enacting pay-transparency laws. Although helpful, some important compensation information is still missing from these laws. We’ve written previously about how pay-transparency laws are helpful to job-seekers
Pay Transparency Reveals Pay Inequities
It may seem obvious, but one of the biggest advantages to pay transparency is that it can help reveal pay inequities amongst employees internally. So often, we have been conditioned to keep our salaries private. But when we share information,
Pay Transparency Gains Traction Across Workforce
We’ve written about recent studies revealing that Gen Z overwhelmingly supports pay transparency with the vast majority declining to apply to jobs that fail to include a salary range in the job posting. But this phenomenon is no longer unique
The Biggest Obstacle to Pay Transparency
Clear-Salary was recently interviewed for an article and was asked what the biggest obstacle to pay transparency was. This question made us think. An initial reaction could be that not everyone wants it. But studies show that is not true—in