D.C. Explores Pay Equity Law to Fix One of Worst Wage Gaps in US

The nation’s capital could soon join the latest wave of state and local jurisdictions with pay transparency laws aimed at reducing income disparities, which government data suggest are worse for Washington, D.C.'s workers of color than in nearly every state.

Proposals pending at the Council of the District of Columbia would require employers to include a salary range in job postings and restrict their use of a job applicant’s prior salary history in setting their pay.

The job posting requirements mirror those spreading across the country from New York to Hawaii, as lawmakers try new strategies to close longstanding pay ...