New Minnesota law requires salary ranges for job postings
May 23, 2024 | Larry Morgan, MAIR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, GPHR
A new Minnesota law going into effect Jan. 1, 2025, will require employers that employ 30 or more employees at one or more sites in Minnesota to post salary ranges for all job postings.
The law covers virtually all Minnesota employers meeting this size criteria, including individuals, nonprofits, groups of persons and governmental subdivisions, among other employers, such as corporations and partnerships. The law also applies to job postings made in recruiting efforts by third parties on behalf of covered employers.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, any such job posting must list a "starting salary range." If the employer does not provide a salary range, a "fixed pay rate" applicable to the job opening must be posted. The range may not be open-ended and must be based on the employer's "good faith estimate" for the job opportunity at the time of posting.
Additionally, the job postings must include a general description of all benefits and other compensation, including any health or retirement benefits.
This is in addition to a requirement that prospective employers not request information about a current employee’s compensation level as part of the hiring process.
That’s not the only change on the horizon for Minnesota employers. Other upcoming employment laws concerning noncompete agreements and overtime regulations.
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Topics: Staffing, Human Resources
Larry Morgan, MAIR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, GPHR
Larry Morgan, MAIR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, GPHR, owner of Orion HR Group, LLC, provides consulting services on a wide range of HR issues. He has more than 40 years of HR experience with a broad range of industries. Larry is the voice behind the MNCPA HR Hotline and a regular contributor to the organization’s Footnote magazine. He has been quoted in HR Magazine, World at Work, Upsize Magazine, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and many other respected publications. Larry received the Lifetime Recognition Award by the Twin Cities Compensation Network in 2017 for his work in compensation and human resources and the Friend of the Profession Award by the Minnesota Society of CPAs in 2022 for his work with MNCPA members regarding HR issues.
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