New York City Pay Law Escalates Raise Frenzy

Companies with four or more workers must add salary ranges to job postings as of Nov. 1, spurring a harder look at compensation.

People walk by a Help Wanted sign in the Queens borough of New York City.

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Most New York City businesses on Tuesday will be required by law to add salary ranges to job ads, escalating a frenzy among employees and job seekers asking for pay increases in line with new postings.

Nearly a third of companies are considering or planning to increase the frequency of pay bumps, according to a survey of 884 companies in North America conducted in May and June by consultancy Willis Towers Watson.