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Committee advances bill aimed at removing "ghost" job postings; business groups warn of compliance burden
Summary
A4625, requiring employers and third'party job boards to remove filled or non'existent job postings and to label whether a posting is for an existing vacancy, was released with committee amendments after heated debate; business associations and school boards raised concerns about penalties and operational feasibility.
The Assembly Labor Committee on Tuesday released A4625, a bill intended to curb so-called "ghost listings" by requiring employers to remove job postings when positions are filled and to indicate in postings whether listings reflect an actual vacancy or are for ongoing/indefinite recruitment.
Sponsor testimony described instances in which postings remained live months after positions were filled and argued that removing misleading advertisements would protect job seekers from…
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