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Committee approves pay-transparency ordinance to ban salary‑history questions; refers measure for implementation planning
Summary
Cleveland committee approved Ordinance 104-2025, which would ban employer inquiries into applicants' salary history and require posted pay ranges. The ordinance establishes enforcement through the Fair Employment Wage Board and includes civil penalties and a 180‑day implementation window.
The Workforce, Education, Training and Youth Development Committee advanced Ordinance 104-2025, an emergency ordinance that would prohibit employers in Cleveland from asking applicants about salary history and require job postings to include a pay range. Committee members approved the ordinance as amended and referred the measure to the Finance Committee for further consideration of implementation steps.
The ordinance, introduced by Mayor Bibb and co-sponsored by Council members Jasmine Santana, Stephanie House Jones and others, creates new sections in the city codified ordinances to add "unlawful discriminatory salary practices." It directs enforcement and complaint intake to the Fair Employment Wage Board (FEWB). The legislation includes civil penalties and a worker-driven complaint process; sponsors said the policy aims to…
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