The job posting had a clear salary range listed: $104,000 to $194,000. That’s a ridiculously wide range, but my friend Tiffany (name changed for privacy) met all the requirements and needed a new job.

Now that more and more states are requiring companies to advertise salary ranges for open roles, you may assume the range is the range and you can’t negotiate for more. Not true. While the new pay ...

Several states and cities are implementing pay transparency laws. It's a trend that is having a ripple effect even outside of those areas, but there have been some unintended consequences. A raft of ...

Some job postings that have surfaced amid California’s push for pay transparency feature quite broad compensation ranges. The pay transparency law, previously known as S.B. 1162, took effect with the ...

Under Ontario’s Working for Workers Act, employers must now disclose expected compensation on publicly advertised job postings ...

The salary transparency movement is well underway: In 2021, Colorado paved the way for new laws requiring businesses to list salary ranges on job ads, and New York City rolled out its own pay range ...

Salary ranges as broad as $100,000 don't really live up to the transparency these new laws are meant to foster. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A peculiar convention of getting hired in the U.S. is that a question job seekers may want to ask first — How much does the job actually pay? — is often addressed last. In the working world, it ...

Starting Jan. 1, California required employers to include salary ranges on job postings. A similar law went into effect in New York City last year. As transparency laws become more common, business ...

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