Law requires employers to give candidate pay range for a job

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aidusjajsu

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aidusjajsu
Nov 21, 2020 5 Comments

Many states have law requiring employers to provide candidates a pay range for a prospective job.

But in reality, every time I asked the recruiter about the pay range, no recruiter gives any information, but at the best just mentioned it depends on interview performance. I never mentioned this law anyway, but it sounds like there is no enforcement at all.

For example, California has a law as https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB168, others are Massachusetts, Oregon, Delaware, New Orleans and New York City

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  • Roku
    crueIla

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    crueIla
    First time I heard about this.
    What states?
    Nov 21, 2020 1
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    • Google
      aidusjajsu

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      aidusjajsu
      OP
      Sure, recruiters know that, and I believe they just intentionally either refused to provide range or just talked into the air.

      Anyway, we can still get the information regarding range from multiple channels to calibrate, though it is fine with large companies but not for small-medium size companies.
      Nov 21, 2020
  • Uber
    Clpn22

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    Clpn22
    These laws are fairly pointless for software engineers in the tech industry because
    1. They only cover base salary. They don't have to tell you bonus or equity.
    2. Many companies can hire a broad range of experience levels into a position. A recruiter can say something like $150k-$250k that covers potentially senior/staff. Companies like G or F that do general hiring can probably list their entire pay range for all levels since they can hire at any level.
    Nov 22, 2020 0
  • Most recruiters I talk to do. But in reality unless a candidate tries to push it some may avoid it.
    Nov 21, 2020 0