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Employment Law Now VI-113 - Panel Discussion on Significant Equal Pay Legislation
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Employment Law Now: III-47 - New York, New World
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Oregon’s New Equal Pay Law Takes Effect January 1; Be Prepared
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Compensation professionals are often responsible for making sure the way their employees are paid accomplishes multiple goals including competitiveness in the marketplace, internal equity, retention, and adherence to...more
Back in 2021, survey data from the Society for Human Resource Management reflected that nearly 58 percent of U.S. employers voluntarily conducted pay audits. ...more
Navigating HR compliance can feel like walking a tightrope. One misstep and businesses may tumble into costly legal troubles. So why do so many downplay its importance?...more
Tech industry employers may want to boost their anti-discrimination efforts as the federal government recently decided to shine a spotlight on low diversity in many high-tech occupations. Although tech employers have made...more
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the latest of many jurisdictions—including neighboring Vermont as well as Minnesota—to adopt new laws promoting pay equity....more
The Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (“EPA”) requires men and women to receive equal pay for equal work. In order to assert a claim under the EPA, an employee must show that she was paid less than a male comparator...more
Our March update includes a case on whether a theatre and agency could dismiss an actor playing a lesbian role because of her devout Christian beliefs, and a case looking at whether an employee who spends virtually all her...more
March 12, 2024, marked Equal Pay Day across the country – a symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness on the historic gender wage gap. According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, “this date symbolizes how far into...more
A growing patchwork of state pay transparency laws is placing additional requirements on employers. At least five states and the District of Columbia have now enacted pay transparency laws requiring employers to disclose...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
In the same year that Claudia Goldin's research on women's progress in the workforce earned a Nobel Prize, British Columbia introduces pay transparency legislation....more
It was a busy legislative session in Colorado this year, with Governor Jared Polis signing more than 470 new bills into law. Included among the new legislation are four laws that will create sweeping changes to the state’s...more
The Colorado legislature has been busy this season passing new employment laws, adding to your compliance obligations in a big way. We reviewed the key workplace laws that Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into effect and...more
Across the country, pay transparency is an escalating priority for today’s workforce and lawmakers. In both Washington and Oregon—where we have laws targeting equal pay—new compliance requirements and strategies are driving...more
In September of 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1162 into law. That law creates and expands upon a number of obligations for California employers, including: - Requiring all California employers with 15 or more...more
How to align your people, processes, and technology with ever-changing regulations and mandates. Amid shifting workplace policies, an ever-challenging hiring climate, and evolving regulations, Human Resources (HR)...more
Two recent developments in equal pay laws—salary range disclosure and pay data reporting—are forcing employers in certain jurisdictions to review their pay practices and begin addressing pay equity if they are not doing so...more
Interested in attending the 2022 Annual Workforce Management Briefing? Presenters at this full-day complimentary event include EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, and thought leaders...more
Pay equity will continue to be a primary focus for organizations in 2022. As the landscape evolves to include ESG reporting, state requirements, and continued proactivity, it can be difficult for organizations to keep up and...more
Join us on Wednesday, September 21 at noon for a live-stream of our Eighth Annual Labor & Employment Fall Seminar as we discuss hiring, onboarding and retention. Our attorneys will discuss everything from the initial...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the second in a series of posts that investigate trends in equal pay litigation resulting from the recent uptick in the number and quality of equal pay lawsuits. This post examines how courts are...more
This week, we look at a range of recent anti-harassment and gender equity updates from across the country. Return-to-Work Behavior Policies and Training As employees across the United States have returned to the office,...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
In March 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) submitted its Congressional Budget Justification for fiscal year 2023. The EEOC is the leading federal law enforcement agency dedicated to preventing...more
To comply with the latest iteration of the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA), employers with at least 100 employees in the state of Illinois are required to submit an application to obtain an equal pay registration certificate...more