Companies large and small have been barring workers in Colorado from applying for remote work positions in what appear to be efforts to bypass a state

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2022-01-25 07:30:05

Companies large and small have been barring workers in Colorado from applying for remote work positions in what appear to be efforts to bypass a state law mandating companies provide salary ranges when posting job openings in the state.

“This is a remote job except that it is not eligible to be performed in Colorado,” a listing for an account manager position with short-term vacation rental giant Airbnb says.

“We are seeking applicants from the Boston area and from any state except Colorado,” reads another recent job listing, this one from Denver-based tech education and shared office space provider Galvanize.

The Equal Pay for Equal Work Act took effect Jan. 1. The purpose of the legislation is to combat gender-based pay gaps in the workplace, in part by providing workers with hard numbers about who is making what for the work they are doing.

“The companies that are fighting to avoid this pay transparency are simply working very hard to avoid this Colorado law so they can continue to underpay women,” said Danielson, one of the bill’s four primary sponsors.