Vermont is enhancing its commitment to fair pay practices with Act 155. As of July 2025, this law will require employers to include compensation information in written advertisements for job openings, empowering job seekers with critical data. For companies hiring in Vermont, proactive preparation and effortless compliance will be vital.
Key Requirements of Vermont Pay Transparency Act 155:
- Compensation or Range in Advertisements: As of July 2025, the Vermont Act 155 requires employers with five or more employees to include the compensation or range of compensation that the employer, acting in good faith, expects to pay for the position in any written advertisement for a Vermont job opening.
- “Good Faith” Estimate: The disclosed compensation must be a “good faith” estimate of what the employer expects to pay.
- No Salary History Inquiries: Vermont law already prohibits employers from asking about an applicant’s past wage or salary history.
How Datapeople Helps You Prepare for Vermont’s Act:
Datapeople’s platform is designed to streamline compliance with upcoming pay transparency laws like Vermont’s, ensuring your job posts are both effective and legally ready.
- Automated Pay Range Prompts: Datapeople can be configured to automatically prompt you to include the required compensation or range when creating a job post for Vermont, ensuring no essential details are missed.
- Proactive Alerts & Guidance: Datapeople can provide alerts and prompts for Vermont-based roles as the July 2025 effective date approaches, ensuring your team is ready well in advance.
- Location-Based Compliance: The system provides specific guidance tailored to Vermont’s requirements, helping you understand what precise information needs to be included.
- Standardized Language & Best Practices: Datapeople helps standardize the presentation of compensation information across all your job postings, ensuring consistency, clarity, and adherence to the “good faith” requirement.
- Reduced Risk: By guiding your team through the disclosure process, Datapeople helps reduce the risk of non-compliance once the law takes effect, protecting your employer brand in Vermont.
By leveraging Datapeople, you can confidently prepare for Vermont’s pay transparency landscape, attract a more informed applicant pool, and maintain a compliant and equitable hiring process.
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