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title: Employment Law Changes for November 2022
description: New York City has a pair of new laws establishing pay transparency in job postings and optional vaccine status for employment.
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# [Employment Law Changes for November 2022](https://www.backstitch.io/blog/hr-law-2022-11)

 Written by [Liang Deng](https://www.backstitch.io/blog/author/liang-deng) | November 1, 2022 at 6:15 PM

*The backstitch HR law blog is a monthly series where we provide the latest updates on upcoming and recently in-effect legislation. Here are short snippets of State, Federal, and Global changes in HR and employment law, so your organization can be prepared for changes this month. *

## New York

On November 1, New York City has enacted a pay transparency law. It updates the New York City Human Rights Law to "[require employers to include a good faith pay range in all job advertisements](https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/media/pay-transparency.page)." This includes not just job postings, but promotions and transfers too. All employers that have four or more employees, with at least a single employee working in New York City, is affected. 

Also on November 1, New York City is easing its vaccine mandate. Previously, workers must provide a proof of vaccination against COVID-19, with religious or medical exemptions. Now, [that requirement has been abolished](https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccine-workplace-requirement.page), and companies are instead encouraged to optionally create their own policies. 

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