As we have previously reported, a growing number of states and localities have enacted legislation requiring employers to post salary ranges for available positions and prohibiting employers from asking applicants and employees about their salary history. The purported purpose of these laws is, at a high level, to increase pay transparency and pay equity by closing pay gaps and allowing candidates to effectively negotiate for themselves in hiring. Several additional states — including Virginia, Maine, and Delaware — have now joined the list of states with such laws. READ MORE