New Jersey’s new pay transparency law goes into effect June 1. The law will require employers with ten or more employees to disclose certain compensation and benefit information in job advertisements.
New Jersey joins a growing number of states that have passed similar requirements over the last few years.
The new law requires covered employers to disclose in each job posting “the hourly wage or salary, or a range of the hourly wage or salary, and a general description of benefits and other compensation programs for which the employee would be eligible.”
In this news report, SBN News Director Steve Lubetkin gets some advice for businesses on how best to comply with the new pay transparency law from Helena Almeida, vice president and counsel at ADP, the Roseland, NJ-based payroll and benefits company.
Almeida explains the motivations behind the law, its importance in closing the pay gap, and the necessary steps employers must take to comply with the new regulations. The conversation also touches on the complexities of navigating compliance across multiple states and the resources available for employers.
ADP has a pay transparency hub with resources for employers on its website.
Takeaways
- The Pay Transparency Law applies to employers with 10 or more employees.
- Employers must disclose salary ranges and benefits in job postings.
- The law aims to close the pay gap between men and women.
- Pay transparency gives applicants more bargaining power.
- Getting pay right from the start helps avoid future gaps.
- Employers must notify internal employees of promotional opportunities.
- Consulting firms and temporary help firms have exemptions.
- Employers should conduct pay equity audits to ensure fairness.
- Training HR and hiring managers on pay policies is essential.
- ADP provides resources for compliance with the new law.
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Steve Lubetkin is the news director for StateBroadcastNews.com. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. He refocused on multimedia journalism and podcast production after a long career in corporate branded journalism and public relations.
He has won numerous awards for his audio and video news reporting from the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced a wide range of audio and video podcasts in his other role as managing partner of State Broadcast News’s parent, The Lubetkin Media Companies.
Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional.
In March 2021, he was elected to the board of directors of the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and in July 2021 he was named secretary of the chapter. In August 2021, he was honored by SPJ with one of the organization’s 2021 Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member Awards, given to regular members of an SPJ chapter who go above and beyond in serving their chapter.
Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996.
Steve also has reported on-camera and produces virtual conferences for NJSpotlightNews.org, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC.
From May-November 2019, he produced and reported a weekly podcast, The CRE News Hour, a news and features program focusing on the commercial real estate industry.
From 2014 to 2019 he was New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com and filled in covering Chicago/Midwest and Atlanta.
Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies.
Earlier in his career, Steve reported on rock music at the Jersey Shore for the Asbury Park Press, and was a broadcast news anchor and production engineer for WJLK-AM & FM, then owned by the Press. He also worked as a general assignment reporter for the Red Bank Register, Shrewsbury, NJ.
You can email Steve at steve@statebroadcastnews.com.
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