The HRTech Wire

Virginia Now Requires a Pay Range in Every Job Posting. Here’s What That Signals for Every Other State.

Virginia's Wage Transparency Act, which took effect July 1, 2026, requires all employers — regardless of size — to include a good-faith pay range in every public and internal job posting, ban salary history inquiries, and gives applicants a private right of action; Maine's similar law followed on July 29, according to HiringThing, which notes the private right of action in Virginia is the provision most likely to be replicated in future state legislation.