State Job Ad Bills Shift From Pay Ranges to ‘Ghost Jobs,’ AI Use

State laws mandating the information that businesses must put in employment ads are poised for expansion to address “ghost jobs” and AI in hiring, after five years of focusing largely on pay transparency.

The New York Senate passed a bill (S8877) April 28 that would require employers to include an expected timeframe for hiring or declare if they are only collecting resumes for potential future positions. It’s an attempt to address rising concerns over “ghost” job postings, which allegedly aim to gather applicant data or give the appearance a company is hiring when it isn’t. The Democratic-sponsored bill ...