This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y.
Written advertisements for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity that are"publicized to a pool of potential applicants" are covered, including internal bulletin boards, internet and newspaper ads and printed flyers that are handed out at job fairs, according to the legislation. They cannot use vague language such as"$15 per hour and up" or"maximum $50,000 per year," it says. If the employer is not willing to negotiate within a range, it can simply state the amount the job pays.guidelines of the New York City Human Rights Commission
All employment agencies, regardless of their size, must include salaries in their postings. Temporary help firms are exempt, though the companies they match potential employees with must follow the law.