From Illinois to Hawaii, States Race to List Salaries in Job Ads

Bills requiring salary ranges in job postings have become a priority for several state legislatures, most recently Illinois, adding to the variety of pay transparency rules employers must learn to navigate nationwide.

Illinois and Hawaii soon will join a fast-growing list of state and local governments requiring salary information in job ads, assuming the states’ governors, both Democrats, sign the legislation (Illinois HB 3129 and Hawaii SB 1057). Employment lawyers see Massachusetts as next in line to pass a similar law, given its history of pay equity legislation.

The laws, like the bans on salary history inquiries in the ...