ANALYSIS: Job Applicants Win as More States Mandate Pay Info

In the two years since Colorado became the first state to require compensation information in job postings, a growing number of pay transparency laws have been enacted in states and cities across the country.

On Jan. 1, similar laws took effect in three states—California, Rhode Island, and Washington—bringing the number of states that currently require compensation disclosures in the hiring process to seven. New York is set to join that group later this year.

Of the three laws that took effect in the New Year, California’s will affect the most businesses and job applicants. The state poised to become ...