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In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter explore the classic movie 9 to 5 and its critique of workplace inequities. Joined by wage and hour reporter Daniela Porat from Law360, they share...more
Employers with operations in the European Union should ensure they are familiar with a pay equity directive aiming to close the gender pay gap that will soon come fully online. The directive was signed into law in 2023, and...more
Snapchat’s parent company has agreed to pay $15 million and take extensive measures to ensure fair employment practices as part of settlement to resolve claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against women at...more
Starting on March 1, 2024, Columbus will join over 40 states, counties, and cities, including Cincinnati and Toledo, in prohibiting employers from asking applicants about wage rates or salary history. The Columbus ordinance’s...more
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act generally prohibit covered employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex with regard to compensation. The EPA requires men and women to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 17, 2023, the Second Circuit issued the eagerly-awaited decision in Eisenhauer v. Culinary Institute of America. The court clarified that the federal EPA never required employers to show that a...more
On July 3, 2023, Hawaii joined eight other states, as well as eight cities/counties, by enacting SB 1057, which requires that certain job listings disclose the hourly rate or salary range that “reasonably reflects the actual...more
On March 7, 2023, the British Columbia government introduced Bill 13, the Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”), designed to help close the province’s gender pay gap by imposing new disclosure and reporting obligations on certain...more
These days, more and more lawmakers are looking to regulate the amount of salary information employers are required to provide job applicants. On January 1, 2023, California, Rhode Island, and Washington State all had new...more
As many employers already know, California imposes several restrictions concerning pay disclosures. Labor Code Section 432.3 prohibits employers from inquiring into and relying on an applicant’s salary history and further...more
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 have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
The emerging trend of laws banning inquiries into salary history and promoting pay transparency will soon expand to federal contractors. On March 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on...more
A female applicant applies for a position that was widely advertised. During her interview she insists on being paid $100,000. The employer agrees to her salary demand although it employs a male doing substantially similar...more
Over the course of the past year, several states—including Colorado, Connecticut, and Rhode Island—have proposed and passed novel pay equity legislation. The impact of these laws is notable, including because they subject...more
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act became effective at the beginning of 2021, but employers across the state continue to have questions about the scope of the new law. While the Colorado Department of Labor and...more
Beginning October 1, 2021, Connecticut employers, meaning those that employ at least one employee in the state, will be required to disclose wage ranges for vacant positions pursuant to an amendment of existing laws...more
Executive Summary: On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Illinois Senate Bill 1480 which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, and the Illinois Business Corporation...more
On March 23, 2021, Illinois enacted SB 1480 (or “Law”), which, among other measures, amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act (“IEPA”) to require covered Illinois employers to file a detailed application concerning their equal pay...more
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480 into law on March 23, effective immediately. The new law limits employers’ use of conviction records in making employment decisions, requires broad workplace demographic...more
Employers operating, even on a limited basis, in Colorado should be aware of Colorado’s recent wage disparity and discrimination bill, which takes effect in 2021 and imposes widespread requirements related to record-keeping,...more
Almost thirty years ago, Maryland’s General Assembly passed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (Act), imposing an obligation on Maryland employers to pay employees equal amounts for the same work, regardless of the employee’s...more
Maryland employers will soon be prohibited from requesting or relying on an employment applicant’s wage history to make decisions about employment or initial pay rates, requiring many employers to take immediate changes to...more
EEO-1 Reports - With September upon us, many employers are remembering the prior filing deadline for EEO-1 Reports and wondering what is happening with that obligation. The short answer is that the U.S. Equal Employment...more
On October 1, 2020, a new Maryland law related to compensation will: - prohibit employers from requesting or relying on job applicants’ prior pay history to make decisions about employment or initial pay in most...more