Good news for job seekers in the state of Illinois: the state’s equal pay law was recently updated to require more transparency from businesses. Specifically, the law adds transparency around pay and ...

In a growing number of states across the country, employers are being required to disclose salaries when posting job applications. Massachusetts is the latest to mandate pay transparency, with Gov.

As recently as last September, one-third of employers viewed pay transparency as something their company was not ready for. But talent acquisition pros still balking at the trend may soon find ...

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...

2023 brings big changes in pay transparency laws across the country. Advocates for pay transparency say including salary information in job descriptions saves employers time while simultaneously ...

The misalignment between employees’ expectations and companies’ actual compensation is creating distrust, and nearly half of employers noted an increase in turnover tied to salary conflicts in the ...

When The Oregonian was fighting for disclosure of Public Employees Retirement System benefits, a lawyer for the agency leaned over during a mediation session and asked me how much money I made. It was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Salary history bans, or laws that prohibit employers from asking ...

Occasionally, hiring companies will ask applicants for their salary history and/or pay stubs to prove their past compensation. While there is no legal reason for asking for proof of past salary or ...