https://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/nh7s8f/but_not_in_colorado/ Press J to jump to the feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts [ ] Log InSign Up User account menu 2.0k *(But Not In Colorado) [renderTimi] Close 2.0k Posted by1 day ago GoldHelpfulWholesome2SilverHugz2Take My PowerAll-Seeing Upvote *(But Not In Colorado) [renderTimi] Companies are excluding Colorado from their remote employment opportunities in order to avoid sharing the salary range of their open positions. In May of 2019 SB19-085, titled the Equal Pay For Equal Work Act, was signed into law in Colorado. It's a fairly short read if you're not familiar with it, but its main goal is enabling pay transparency to allow for people to know if they're being discriminated against with their wages and file a complaint with the CDLE. The law went into effect January 1st, 2021. The most visible part of the law has been the requirement for all job listings open to a CO resident to contain a salary range. If you've seen an increase in salary ranges on job postings recently you have this law to thank. Some companies however have decided that excluding all Colorado residents for a remote job that can be filled by someone in any of the other 49 US states is better than sharing how much they're willing to pay. Here's an example from DigitalOcean: https://www.digitalocean.com/ careers/position/apply/?gh_jid=2343536 *This position may be done in NYC or Remote (but not in CO due to local CO job posting requirements) I think it's important to name and shame these companies and not let them strong arm Colorado, or scare other states away from passing similar legislation. Do you know of any companies doing the same? 516 comments share save hide report 98% Upvoted Log in or sign up to leave a commentLog InSign Up Sort by best View discussions in 6 other communities [renderTimi] level 1 1 day ago * edited 1 day ago The other really nice part of this law is that it prevents employers from asking your previous salary history. They can't take what you were making and then offer something slightly over that... which may also be a deterrent but ultimately the worker benefits. 403 Reply Share ReportSave level 2 1 day ago Easy deterrent for that: lie. They can't check your previous company anyways so lie with a number you want. 115 Reply Share ReportSave Continue this thread level 2 Union Station1 day ago Thanks to this I've tripled my salary in less than two years. 47 Reply Share ReportSave Continue this thread level 2 22 hours ago Why does it even matter? What does the pay at one job have to do with the other? For example: I don't care if I'm making $130k if I'm looking at a new job and not desperate, I decide I want $140k. I don't care if they know I'm at $130k and lowball. I'll just say I'm not switching for $135k and that I'm happy to stay where I'm at. On the other hand, if I am eager to switch or I like the new job for some non-money reason, maybe I'll leave for the same money or even lower. A range is all that matters to know we're not wasting time. I don't see how potential employers knowing my exact current salary even makes a difference. 4 Reply Share ReportSave Continue this thread level 2 Aurora17 hours ago Had experience with this that was super frustrating. Was employed making x, employer approached me and said hey, if you jump ship, We'll give you 1.35x! Technical interview went great, met with HR, they asked what I was making now and I told them the truth like an idiot. They said "oh, company policy is we can only offer you 1.10x." Told them I was very uninterested in leaving my current position for that, and thanks for wasting my time. Somehow they ended up making 1.35x work after all. I'd say it was a red flag, but I knew what I was getting into with that company anyway (which is why a 10% raise was nowhere near enough to jump ship). 1 Reply Share ReportSave level 2 GamebitsTV 1 point * 6 hours ago0 children 2 more replies level 1 1 day ago CO won't be alone in this law for long. WA and CA will surely follow suit soon. At which point it's going to be kind of pointless trying to play games still. 72 Reply Share ReportSave level 2 1 day ago Yeah especially with California. That one state is over 10% of the population and represents a huge chunk of the us GDP 33 Reply Share ReportSave Continue this thread level 2 20 hours ago I'm CA it's illegal to ask for prior salary 12 Reply Share ReportSave Continue this thread level 2 refurb 1 point * 10 hours ago0 children level 2 Natural-Macaroon-271 1 point * 4 hours ago0 children level 2 20 hours ago California already requires salary disclosure... https://calltsg.com/california-new-salary-disclosure-law/ -2 Reply Share ReportSave Continue this thread level 1 Jefferson Park1 day ago One thing to note is, it's not just that they don't want you, the job seeker, to know the salary range. They don't want their existing employees to see salary ranges. It's a recipe for discrimination lawsuits, serious legal problems with shady H1B practices and employees demanding fair pay adjustments. 568 Reply Share ReportSave level 2 1 day ago Odd for a tech company to be so secretive since the industry in general is pretty open about salary sharing. 51 Reply Share ReportSave Continue this thread level 2 Berkeley20 hours ago The shady H1B stuff is curious to me how it would pan out cuz as an H1B holder from Canada working here it was very weird to have my salary "anonymously" (when I was the only Engineer in that office so far, new site despite having 200+ call center coworkers) in the kitchen for weeks. It's pretty hard to hide, they make you post it on paper at the workplace in an obvious spot for a while. 3 Reply Share ReportSave level 2 Comment deleted by user1 day agoMore than 1 child View Entire Discussion (516 Comments) More posts from the Denver community Continue browsing in r/Denver Subreddit Icon r/Denver The Mile High Reddit! 193k Members 1.2k Online --------------------------------------------------------------------- Created Oct 2, 2008 Join helpReddit AppReddit coinsReddit premiumReddit gifts aboutcareerspressadvertiseblogTermsContent policyPrivacy policyMod policy Reddit Inc (c) 2021. All rights reserved Back to Top