Editing Equal pay for equal work (section)

==== Washington ====
During 2021–2022, software engineer [[Cher Scarlett]] lobbied for an amendment to Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act of 2019, which previously only required employers to disclose salary ranges upon request and prohibited the practice of requesting a candidate's salary history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MRSC - HB 1696: Updating Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act |url=https://mrsc.org/Home/Stay-Informed/MRSC-Insight/August-2019/HB-1696-Updating-Washington-s-EPOA.aspx |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=mrsc.org}}</ref> SB 5761 expanded the salary range requirement to all Washington job postings, and was signed into law on March 30, 2022, effective January 1, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-06 |title=All job postings in Washington will likely soon include salary information |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/all-job-postings-in-washington-will-likely-soon-include-salary-information/ |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Scarlett called on the states of New York and California to enact similar laws to end the exclusion of Colorado workers from job postings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levitsky |first=Allison |date=2022-04-01 |title=Hiring in Washington state? You'll have to post a salary range. |url=https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/washington-salary-range-law |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=Protocol |language=en}}</ref>