And yet it’s still better than a system where you don’t have to tell prospective candidates anything at all. I’d much rather have the knowledge that they want to hire me towards the low end of their own advertised range than have no information at all.
That workaround doesn’t actually work, not legally. The Colorado law specifies that the pay range has to be reasonable and they will review and cite businesses that try to pull that if a complaint is made. The NYC-specific law also worked the same. I imagine the NY State law will have a similar provision.
Won’t employers just adopt the same workaround that they’re using in Colorado, by posting a huge pay range and hiring all employees near the bottom?
And yet it’s still better than a system where you don’t have to tell prospective candidates anything at all. I’d much rather have the knowledge that they want to hire me towards the low end of their own advertised range than have no information at all.
The candidate work around is to ignore the top number and apply for jobs that have a reasonable bottom number.
Pay: $40,000 - $250,000 (based on experience and qualifications)
That workaround doesn’t actually work, not legally. The Colorado law specifies that the pay range has to be reasonable and they will review and cite businesses that try to pull that if a complaint is made. The NYC-specific law also worked the same. I imagine the NY State law will have a similar provision.
Doesn’t mean they still won’t try it mind you.