The Biden administration’s moves to boost race and gender pay equity for employees of federal contractors are the latest step in a bigger nation-wide effort for pay transparency, but they present stumbling blocks for contractors when it comes to practical application.
The White House announced Jan. 29 that it plans to require companies with federal government contracts to disclose expected salary ranges in job postings “for any position to perform work on or in connection with the contract,” and that contractors will be prohibited from using an applicant’s non-federal compensation history to evaluate their starting pay for these positions.