On Jul. 24, MA LEG enacted bill on salary range transparency.
MA LEG enacted HB 4890 relating to salary range data reporting and transparency.
Amends MA LEG I-II-9, adding section 32 on equal opportunity employment, and amending MA LEG I-II-23 on employer wage data reporting requirements.
Bill Provisions
Expands the definition of covered employer and equal opportunity employment data.
Sets deadline of Apr. 1 state secretary to report data to office of labor and workforce.
The state secretary to establish a web portal, sample email submission or paper form to facilitate the submission of required wage data reports by covered employers.
Executive office of labor and workforce development shall publish on its website aggregate wage data reports consisting of data received from employers, secretary.
Covered employers to disclose the full pay range when posting specific employment opportunities, and to disclose pay range for employees offered a promotion, transfer.
Those who fail to comply with reporting and transparency requirements will be fined.
Legislative History
On Jul. 19, 2024, bill was introduced in House; on Jul. 24, 2024, bill passed House.
On Jul. 24, 2024, bill was introduced in Senate; on Jul. 24, 2024, bill passed Senate.
On Jul. 24, 2023, bill was presented to the governor; pending governor's action.
Effectiveness
Bill will become effective 90 days after governor signature
Jul. 31, 2024 MA LEG Governor Approval
On Jul. 31, 2024, MA LEG governor signed HB 4890 into law, effective Oct. 29, 2024.
Section 3 shall take effect Jul. 1, 2018; Section 105F of Chapter 149 of the General laws, as inserted by section 7, shall take effect 1 year after effective date of this act.
Regulators
MA LEG
Entity Types
CNSM; Corp
Reference
PR, 7/31/2024; Bill H4890, 7/24/2024; Citation: *MA LEG* I-II-9, I-II-23;
