Massachusetts Legislature Passes Pay Transparency Bill

After an extended legislative process, pay transparency requirements are coming for Massachusetts employers. On July 24, 2024, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed a bill requiring employers with over 25 or more employees in the Commonwealth to disclose salary range information on job postings, and to provide pay range information to current employees in certain circumstances. The legislation also requires private employers with 100 or more Massachusetts employees to submit EEO and pay data to the Commonwealth annually for purposes of aggregated public reporting by the Massachusetts Department of Labor. Governor Healey is expected to sign the bill into law promptly.

The new law generally tracks the provisions of bills on which we previously reported in November 2023. Although the general obligations for employers remain unchanged, the legislature has incorporated a number of provisions favorable to employers.