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Also see https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-29/new-california-law-will-require-job-postings-to-include-salary-ranges https://www.latimes.com/calif

Also see https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-29/new-california-law-will-require-job-postings-to-include-salary-ranges https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-29/new-cali... The article hints at the rationale: > “This is a big moment for California workers, especially women and people of color who have long been impacted by systemic inequities that have left them earning far less than their colleagues,” Sen. Monique Limón (D-Goleta), the bill’s author, said in a statement Tuesday. “As we continue to build a sustainable economy, we must ensure every worker is paid equitably.” Not sure exactly how it benefits those groups specifically and not all workers.

slater 4y ago
Both can benefit.
bulatb 4y ago
For a job whose going rate is M, a company would offer N to Bob and N-d to equally qualified Alice. If they want to hire Bob, they have to publish that they offer N so he applies. Now Alice knows that something is up when they offer N-d. Theoretically this pushes d toward zero. M and N, I don't know.
- cetahfh14615 4y ago
  Except they post pay ranges and not a single salary. They could just make the pay ranges really big and use the ambiguity to avoid the intended effect Also I have no clue whether it actually helps reduce pay gaps on average. I remember reading a study in either Australia or UK (can't remember where sorry) where it had the opposite effect
  - bulatb 4y ago
    Better information should in theory help with problems caused by lack of information. How it's implemented makes all the difference, of course. I have no idea what if anything this law will actually do.
- fortran77 4y ago
  If they’ve been getting away with paying women less, why don’t companies mostly hire women to save money?
  - bulatb 4y ago
    I get the sense you want me to defend a broader position. I was only answering that one specific question about why they mention d.

slater 4y ago

Both can benefit.

bulatb 4y ago

For a job whose going rate is M, a company would offer N to Bob and N-d to equally qualified Alice. If they want to hire Bob, they have to publish that they offer N so he applies. Now Alice knows that something is up when they offer N-d. Theoretically this pushes d toward zero. M and N, I don't know.

cetahfh14615 4y ago
Except they post pay ranges and not a single salary. They could just make the pay ranges really big and use the ambiguity to avoid the intended effect Also I have no clue whether it actually helps reduce pay gaps on average. I remember reading a study in either Australia or UK (can't remember where sorry) where it had the opposite effect
- bulatb 4y ago
  Better information should in theory help with problems caused by lack of information. How it's implemented makes all the difference, of course. I have no idea what if anything this law will actually do.
fortran77 4y ago
If they’ve been getting away with paying women less, why don’t companies mostly hire women to save money?
- bulatb 4y ago
  I get the sense you want me to defend a broader position. I was only answering that one specific question about why they mention d.