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EPOA Amendments to Help Washington Employers Mitigate Liability Amid Forthcoming Decision in Branson v. Washington

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Washington State employers are eagerly awaiting a state Supreme Court decision regarding whether, under the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA), a “job applicant” must have a good-faith or bona fide intent to secure...more

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Illinois Passes New Pay Transparency Law That Will Require Pay Info In Job Postings: Your Compliance Blueprint

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Illinois employers will be required to reveal salary information in job postings thanks to a new law that was just finalized by the governor. On August 11, Governor Pritzker passed into law amendments to the Illinois Equal...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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AB 2282 Clarifies Law Banning Inquiries on Salary History

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The Salary History Ban - As Payne & Fears LLP previously reported, in October 2017 Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 168 which amended California's Equal Pay Act to prohibit California employers from: (1)...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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Attorney General Issues First Guidance on Massachusetts Equal Pay Act

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• The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office issued guidance on the amended Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA), which takes effect July 1, 2018, and mandates equal pay among employees of different genders performing...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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California Employers Prohibited from Seeking Applicant Salary Information

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Assembly Bill 168 amends the California Equal Pay Act to prohibit an employer from relying on the salary history information of an applicant for employment as a factor in determining whether to make an offer or what salary to...more

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