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Companies that include salary ranges in job listings are reaping the benefits

by Samantha Fields
Oct 16, 2023
Hiring managers that include pay ranges in job postings tend to receive more applications and more qualified candidates.
"Job postings that include salary data receive about 50% more applications on average," said ZipRecruiter's Julia Pollak.
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As pay transparency laws proliferate, some employers remain resistant

by Henry Epp
Oct 11, 2023
The laws are aimed at closing wage gaps within and between companies. But not all workplaces seem to want transparency.
For transparency laws to work, job seekers should only apply to companies that are transparent about wages, says Aaron Terrazas at Glassdoor.
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Eight states have passed pay transparency laws. How effective are they so far?

by Samantha Fields
Mar 22, 2023
A quarter of U.S. workers now live in a place where local law requires job listings to include a salary range.
New York City's stab at pay transparency offers insight into how such laws could work in other states.
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Pay transparency is now the law of the land in New York City

by Samantha Fields
Nov 1, 2022
Starting today, any company in New York City with at least four employees will be required to include salary ranges in their job postings.
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Pay transparency laws are changing the rules for salary negotiations

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 28, 2022
California will require companies to publish salaries in job postings, a move aimed at closing pay gaps for women and people of color..
California is joining a growing number of locales to require that most companies include salary ranges in job postings.
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New York state expected to enact pay transparency law

by Dylan Miettinen
Jun 14, 2022
The law would require most employers in the state to disclose pay ranges in job advertisements.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, seen above at an April press conference, is expected to sign off on a salary range disclosure law that advocates say is a step toward pay equity.
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The salary games some employers play

by Marielle Segarra
Jun 6, 2022
Withholding information about pay during the hiring process? In this economy?
Pay transparency laws aim to prevent pay discrimination. But some employers act like it’s inappropriate to even ask about pay. 
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New NYC wage transparency law aims to reduce pay inequities

by Dylan Miettinen
Jan 17, 2022
The law, which goes into effect in April, will require private and public job postings to include a pay range.
The law, which will take effect in April, will likely have the biggest impact on women and people of color, experts say.
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How are new state salary transparency laws working in this economy?

by Harriet Jones
Nov 16, 2021
Employers say they are scrambling to set pay ranges in a hot hiring market.
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Younger workers more likely to talk pay with colleagues

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 4, 2019
Greater transparency around salaries could help close racial and gender pay gaps but can be tricky to navigate.
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