Washington Implements a Salary History Ban and Restrictions to ...

Salary Threshold: Noncompetition clauses will be void and unenforceable against any employees earning less than $100,000 annualized. They will ...

Washington State Signs a Salary History Ban, with A Twist

The Washington State pay equity law enacted last year already prohibited employers from justifying differences in pay by pointing to differences ...

Washington State Implements Salary History Ban

Employers are allowed to confirm an applicant's compensation history if applicants voluntarily share it, or after making an offer of employment ...

Washington Salary History Ban - Compensation Works

Washington state has implemented a salary history ban. In early May ... The act imposes pay transparency requirements that go beyond most other ...

Washington State Legislature Passes Ban on Salary History Inquiries

Washington is poised to become the ninth state to pass a law that would prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their salary ...

A running list of states and localities that have outlawed pay history ...

The laws are aimed at ending the cycle of pay discrimination and some go further than merely banning pay history questions. A few also prohibit ...

Washington Set to Address Pay Transparency Law Disputes

1, 2023, requires employers with 15 or more employees in the state to provide a minimum and maximum salary range on all job postings. In the ...

RCW 49.58.100: Employer seeking wage and salary history of ...

(b) Require that an applicant's prior wage or salary history meet certain criteria, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. ... (b) After the ...

Washington Becomes Third Jurisdiction to Require Wage ...

In an effort to close what is viewed as a persistent pay gap, Washington has amended its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) for the ...

Washington D.C. Implements Pay Transparency Law - GovDocs

The Act requires Washington, DC employers to disclose salary or hourly pay ranges and benefits information for open positions starting June 30, 2024.

Washington, D.C.: Another Player in the Pay Transparency Trend

As we reported in early 2023, several states have passed pay transparency laws that require certain disclosures in job postings (both ...

OPM offers guidance for agencies implementing salary history ban

Federal agencies will have until October to excise the solicitation and use of job candidates' past compensation when setting pay for new ...

OPM Finalizes Regulation to Prohibit Use of Non-Federal Salary ...

Research shows that implementing salary history bans can narrow the gender wage gap and increase wages resulting in reduced pay disparities for ...

Washington Enacts Restrictions on Applicant Wage and Salary ...

The new legislation will prohibit employers from seeking wage or salary history from job applicants in the state. Additionally, employers will ...

Washington State Signs A Salary History Ban, With A Twist

Yesterday, May 9, 2019, Washington State Governor Inslee signed the "Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act," which bans employers from ...

D.C. to Require Pay Transparency, Prohibit Inquiry into Wage History

Starting in June of 2024, Washington, DC will require all employers with at least one employee in the District to post the minimum and maximum projected salary.

US: Washington State Enacts Salary History Ban - Mercer.com

Employers with 15 or more employees must provide wage or salary information to an applicant who requests it after receiving a job offer. Employees who transfer ...

Salary History Ban Update

Prohibits employers from asking prospective employees for salary history, or refusing to hire an applicant who does not disclose their ...

State by State: Salary History Bans and Pay Transparency Laws

A growing number of states and localities prohibit employers from requesting salary information from job applicants and require employers to disclose the pay ...

Pay transparency laws: A state-by-state guide [Updated 2024]

One other important part of the pay transparency legal landscape to consider is salary history bans: laws that make it illegal for an employer to ask about a ...