Pay transparency laws support equity — but will they force employers to overextend their budgets?

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Pay transparency laws are beginning to sweep the nation. As more states and locales enact legislation, employers may be struggling to manage these new rules amid an uncertain job market and a looming recession. 

California, Washington and Rhode Island’s pay transparency laws went into effect at the beginning of 2023. Employers in those states will be forced to be more transparent about their wages for both filled and available positions within their companies, and may face a new set of challenges as the year unfolds.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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