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I'm not sure I agree with this type of legislation. Most of us have experienced that developer value add varies hugely. I think what bothers me most is that it seems to be a push for pay banding. We re individuals, I'd prefer to neogitate on my own terms.

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It will help me greatly when job hunting as I will be able to immediately filter out the 90+% of jobs which would be a pay downgrade for me.

These laws don't outlaw negotiation. Not sure what you're talking about there.

If someone is really good but it would take more money than is advertised to tempt them into the new role, what happens?

I would guess not systemically doing it is covered under it not being a “reasonable” expectation. If you are, over the course of time, paying 70% of the candidates you hire more than your stated top range, that might be a problem.

All the way at the bottom of:

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtm...

>(1) “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position.

If "reasonable" is as relative as it sounds then this just seems performative.

How does it impede a labor seller’s ability to negotiate?

Because they can't negotiate a price higher than what was listed on the posting.

I do not see that stipulation in the text of the law.

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