LOCAL LAW "E" FOR 2022
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY AMENDING LOCAL LAW NO. 1 FOR 2013, ENTITLED "AN OMNIBUS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW FOR ALBANY COUNTY"
Introduced: 5/9/22
By Mss. McLaughlin, Plotsky, Messrs. A. Joyce, Peter, Kuhn, Mss. Lekakis, Cunningham, Messrs. Simpson and Miller:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Legislative Intent
The purpose of this Local Law is to prevent discrimination in employment by requiring the disclosure of the minimum and maximum salary or wage at the time any position for hire in Albany County is solicited.
In 2017, this honorable body adopted rules prohibiting employers from requiring job applicants to provide prior or current salary information before an offer of employment is made.
The County of Albany continues to be dedicated to protecting the rights of its residents and eliminating discrimination and bias in the workplace.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that withholding salary information during the employment solicitation process places employees at a disadvantage and can lead to discriminatory pay inequality.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to amend the Albany County Omnibus Human Rights Law (Local Law No. 1 for 2013, as amended) to require employers to provide the minimum and maximum salary or hourly wage for any position being solicited for employment.
SECTION 2. Prohibitions
Section 7, subsection 1 (i) of Local Law No. 1 for 2013, "An Omnibus Human Rights Law for Albany County," as amended, is further amended by the addition of a new subdivision (4) as follows:
(4) Advertise a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity without stating the minimum and maximum salary or hourly wage for such position in such advertisement. In stating the minimum and maximum salary or hourly wage for a position, the range may extend from the lowest to the highest salary the employer in good faith believes at the time of the posting it would pay for the adverti...
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