The District of Columbia has enacted an ordinance that will require employers to disclose in job listings the projected minimum and maximum hourly rate or salary for the position. The ordinance takes effect June 30, 2024.
The details
The ordinance applies to any employer with at least one employee in the District of Columbia, except for the District of Columbia government and the federal government.
Beginning June 30, 2024, employers must provide the minimum and maximum projected salary or hourly pay in all job listings and position descriptions advertised.
In stating the minimum and maximum salary or hourly pay for the position, the employer must extend the range from the lowest to the highest salary or hourly pay that they in good faith believes at the time of the posting they would pay for the advertised job, promotion, or transfer opportunity.
Before the first interview, employers must also disclose to prospective employees the existence of healthcare benefits available to the employee.
The ordinance also prohibits employers from:
- Screening prospective employees based on their wage history, including by requiring that a prospective employee’s wage history satisfy minimum or maximum criteria or by requesting or requiring as a condition of being interviewed or as a condition of continuing to be considered for an offer of employment that a prospective employee disclose their wage history; or
- Seeking the wage history of a prospective employee from a person who previously employed the individual.
Employers must post a notice in the workplace notifying employees of their rights under the District’s Wage Transparency law as amended by the ordinance. The notice must be posted in a conspicuous place in at least one location where employees congregate.
Next steps
District of Columbia employers should review policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the ordinance.
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