A recent decision from the U.S. District Court in Kansas—Spears v. Thermo Fisher Scientific—ruled that a pay equity analysis conducted primarily for business purposes was not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work...more
6/16/2025
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Discovery ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Race Discrimination ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work-Product Doctrine
On November 18, 2024, Governor Murphy signed into law pay transparency legislation, Senate Bill 2310, which will require employers to include a pay range in job postings and provide notice of promotional opportunities to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 31, 2024, California’s Civil Rights Department released updated FAQs, Pay Data Reporting templates, and a User Guide for the upcoming California Pay Data Reporting submission for the 2023...more
2/2/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
California ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Labor Contractor ,
Pay Data ,
Payroll Records ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced actions to support the equal pay principles set forth by Executive Orders 14035 and 14069. These actions will impact federal contractors and...more
1/31/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Lilly Ledbetter ,
Proposed Rules ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour