New York City employers must now post the minimum and maximum salary amounts they are prepared to pay when they list a job. The law prohibits vague language such as '$15 per hour and up.'
This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y.This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y.New York City employers are now required to include salary ranges in job postings in a law that went into effect on Tuesday.
Written advertisements for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity that are"publicized to a pool of potential applicants" are covered, including internal bulletin boards, internet and newspaper ads and printed flyers that are handed out at job fairs, according to the legislation. Employers are required to post the minimum and maximum amounts they are willing to pay"the employer honestly believes at the time they are listing the job advertisement that they are willing to pay the successful applicant," the memo says.
They cannot use vague language such as"$15 per hour and up" or"maximum $50,000 per year," it says. If the employer is not willing to negotiate within a range, it can simply state the amount the job pays.
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