New Jersey is now poised to join a growing list of states that have enacted pay transparency laws. On September 28, 2024, the New Jersey legislature passed a bill (S2310/A4151) after the Senate voted unanimously to approve the measure in June. It now goes before Governor Phil Murphy for his consideration.
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Pay Range Will Be Required in Massachusetts Job Ads Starting July 31, 2025
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law new legislation that requires employers with 25 or more employees in Massachusetts to include pay range in job ads. The statute requires that the posted pay range be the annual salary or hourly wage range the employer “reasonably and in good faith expects to…
Federal Court Once Again Upholds Enforcement of New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights
The district court has once again upheld enforcement of the New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the “Law”). The decision comes in response to a follow-up challenge by a coalition of staffing agency industry groups, asserting that the section of the Law requiring temporary workers be paid an amount equal to the average pay…
Wage Transparency in Job Postings Coming to Maryland
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed into law SB 525/HB 649, which will require employers to include wage ranges in internal and external postings for positions that will be physically performed, at least in part, in the state of Maryland (the “Wage Transparency Law”). The Wage Transparency Law will take effect on October 1…
New York Employers Be Aware – Social Media Access Law Takes Effect
New York employers should take note of a new law that recently took effect that impacts their ability to access applicant and employee social media accounts. The law applies to all employers covered by the New York Labor Law (with the exception of law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and departments of corrections and community supervision)…
NYC Employers Take Note – “Workers’ Bill of Rights” Website and Poster Released
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) has published its “Workers’ Bill of Rights” website and associated “Know Your Rights at Work” poster, which NYC employers will be required to begin distributing to employees beginning in July 2024.
As we previously reported, the NYC Council approved a bill (returned…