Virginia businesses would have to include salary information in job postings and refrain from demanding pay history from applicants, under legislation heading to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) for her signature.
The bill (SB 215) would require employers to provide a pay amount or range in job ads and ban them from seeking candidates’ compensation history when deciding how much to offer them.
At least a dozen states and Washington, D.C., have passed similar job ad transparency requirements, aimed at helping women and people of color narrow the wage gaps they often face by having better information when ...