Employers in Washington state will soon have to disclose the starting salary for open positions to job applicants — at the beginning of the recruiting process — if a bill that recently passed both chambers of the state Legislature becomes law.
Under the proposed legislation, employers with 15 or more workers would have to disclose the hourly pay rate or salary, or a range of what they could be, as well as give a general description of benefits and other compensation that could be offered in a job posting.
That's a change from the current requirements that say an employer must disclose a salary range and benefits only when a job offer has been made — and the applicant asks for it.
