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by melvinmelih 955 days ago
Since the job listings are public it should be trivial to compile a public shame list of companies who still do not follow the rules in those states.
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Perhaps you could also use such a list to seek damages in states where the law allows for it (Washington state [1]) and provide the list to states where damages are not provided to encourage lawmakers to make the policy more robust.

> If a company violates the new requirement [2], “a job applicant or an employee” is entitled to remedies, according to a state Legislature website. Those remedies could include up to $5,000 in compensation [3].

[1] https://www.seattletimes.com/business/months-after-wa-employ... ("Months after WA employers required to share pay info, a flood of lawsuits")

[2] https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.58.110

[3] https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.58.060

I think you are assuming that companies feel shame, at best they feel loss, and then only if it's a significant percentage of profits.