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Washington Legislature Loosens the Equal Pay Opportunity Act Vise on Employers

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The Washington State legislature recently passed SB 5408, amending the Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (“EPOA”). The EPOA was originally enacted to decrease the gender wage gap by requiring employers to include the salary range...more

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[Webinar] New Equal Pay Reporting Requirements for Illinois: Are You in Compliance? - March 8th, 12:00 pm CT

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Last year Illinois enacted amendments to its own Equal Pay Act, which requires unprecedented reporting of race, gender, and ethnicity statistics along with pay data of Illinois based employees. This reporting requirement is...more

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Amendments to Minnesota’s Workforce and Equal Pay Certificate Requirements

On July 1, 2021, the following revisions and updates were implemented to Minnesota law governing workforce and equal pay certificates, which are required for state contractors: - Consistent with the Minnesota Department of...more

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Salary History Bans and the Illinois Amended Equal Pay Act: What Employers Need to Know Now

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The amendments to the Act prohibit Illinois employers and employment agencies from asking job applicants or their prior employers about an applicant’s salary history. The amendments are effective as of September 29, 2019....more

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Illinois Amends Equal Pay Act to Prohibit Questions About Salary History

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Recently, Illinois amended its Equal Pay Act to include a ban on salary-history inquiries, with the stated goal of reducing gender pay inequities.  Specifically, the amendments prohibit employers from asking questions...more

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Illinois Amends Equal Pay Act – What Employers Need to Know

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On July 31, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0177, which, for the second time this year, amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (“IEPA”).1 The most recent amendments are consistent with trends seen in...more

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Illinois Equal Pay Act Amendment Prohibits Employers from Asking About Compensation History

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• A recent amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act generally prohibits employers inquiring about a job applicant's compensation history. • There are severe penalties for violations of the amendment. • By Sept. 29, 2019,...more

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Web Exclusive: March 2018: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first three months...more

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Massachusetts Employers Receive Guidance On Equal Pay Law - The Long-Anticipated Document Raises As Many Questions As It Answers

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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey just issued much-anticipated and long-awaited guidance regarding the amended Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA), which is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2018. As most know by...more

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