Pay Range Will Be Required in Massachusetts Job Ads Starting July 31, 2025
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law new legislation that requires employers with 25 or more employees in Massachusetts to include pay range in job ads. The statute requires that the posted pay range be the annual salary or hourly wage range the employer “reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for such position at that time.” The requirement does not go into effect until next year on July 31, 2025 . And for the first year after the law is in effect, there will be a g race period of 2 business days after an employer receives notice of a violation to correct the problem without facing a fine. The law additionally prohibits retaliation or discrimination against any employee or applicant for taking action to enforce the law or making a complaint regarding an alleged violation of the law. There is no private right of action under the law; it is enforced by the Massachusetts attorney general. The first violation is me...