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City of Cleveland’s New Ordinance Requires Salary Range Posting and Bans Pay History Inquiries

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Cleveland City Council unanimously approved legislation on April 28, 2025, requiring private employers in the City of Cleveland to include salary ranges in job postings and prohibit inquiries into a jobseeker’s pay history....more

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Happy new year and welcome to 2025, a year of unprecedented change in college athletics. This is Film room, where we’ll break down the whirlwind of legal and regulatory activity in college athletics....more

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Connecticut Employers Required to Disclose Wage Ranges to Employees and Job Applicants and Ensure Male and Female Employees...

On June 7, 2021, Governor Lamont signed into law “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position,” which amends Connecticut General Statutes §§ 31-40z and 31-75. As you might have guessed, the law...more

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September 2020: The Top 16 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 have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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California Update – State-Wide Face Covering Requirements; the Impact of the recent SCOTUS Anti-Discrimination Decision; and Local...

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A quick employment law update for California employers to start your week! Gov. Newsome Issues Face Covering Order: On June 18, 2020, California’s Governor issued new Guidance For The Use Of Face Coverings. All persons in...more

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Puerto Rico Working Women’s Bill of Rights Includes New Posting Requirement

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On January 3, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez signed Law No. 9-2020 (“Act 9” or “the Act”), known as the Working Women’s Bill of Rights. While the Act expressly states that it was enacted for informational purposes...more

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Alabama’s New Equal Pay Act Set To Soon Take Effect

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The State of Alabama passed an Equal Pay Act in the 2019 legislative session that is set to take effect on September 1, 2019. Employers must begin their preparations to comply with the law now because there are new...more

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Web Exclusive: May 2019: The Top 17 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 have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Alabama Enacts Pay Equity Law

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On June 10, 2019, Alabama enacted the state’s first wage equity law.  The Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act (CFEPA) mimics, in large portion, the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA), but includes race as a protected classification in...more

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Burr Alert: Alabama Equal Pay Act

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On June 11, 2019 Governor Kay Ivey signed the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act into law. The new law makes Alabama the 49th state to enact a state law against wage inequality. HB225 was sponsored by Representative Adline Clarke...more

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In Pay, May All Be Created Equal…An Overview Of The Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

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On May 22, 2019, Colorado passed a new pay equity law which brings the state to the cutting edge of regulation in this area....more

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Mind The Gap: Ireland Takes Steps Towards Mandatory Pay Data Reporting

The Irish government is making pay equity a priority and is looking to join the trend of other countries across the world requiring employers’ regular reporting of wages. The lower house of the Irish legislature recently...more

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What A Difference An Election Makes: Colorado Passes Slate Of New Employment Laws

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The 2018 Colorado state elections resulted in a Democratic House, Senate, and governor, smoothing the way for the 2019 legislature to pass six new employment bills. Some of these pieces of legislation had been proposed in...more

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Colorado Enacts Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Effective 2021

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Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (Senate Bill 85) into law on May 22. The intent of the new law is to help close the gender pay gap in Colorado...more

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Mile-High Expectations for Employers As Colorado Governor Signs Into Law One of Nation’s Toughest Pay Equity Law to Date

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 22, 2019, Colorado Governor Polis signed the “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act” which is the latest—and one of the most demanding—pay equity laws in the nation. ...more

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Littler Global Guide - Spain - Q1 2019

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Act 11/2018, which recently came into force, imposes on certain companies the obligation to prepare an informative report regarding environmental and labor matters, such as those relating to their personnel, the respect for...more

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New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2019

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• The California Legislature passed numerous labor and employment bills that become effective on Jan. 1, 2019 • California's minimum wages and exempt salary thresholds increase on Jan. 1, 2019 • These laws were among the...more

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November 2018: The Top 12 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 have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Is It Safe To Wade Into The “Safe Harbor” Waters In Recent Pay Laws?

A growing number of state and local governments have passed equal pay laws in recent years. These statutes and ordinances have varied in their specific content and have created a patchwork of legal requirements vexing...more

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California Employers To Face Raft Of New #MeToo Laws

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Wrapping up a whirlwind weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown just signed several pieces of legislation that will create new employer obligations in the areas of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Specifically,...more

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WPI State of the States: Employer Liability, Harassment, and Salary History Bans Continue to Occupy State Legislatures

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As the summer months heat up, state legislative activity has noticeably cooled. Only two states (New Jersey and Massachusetts) are in active session, and Rhode Island, which had been in recess, is scheduled to adjourn at the...more

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New York Pay Equity Laws

New York State - As part of a broad agenda to protect and advance women’s equality, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Achieve Pay Equity Law (S.1/A.6075), which expands and changes New York’s equal pay act, N.Y....more

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Governor Wolf Issues Executive Order Attempting to Address Pay Inequality

On June 6, 2018, Governor Wolf signed Executive Order 2018-18-03, which is designed to combat the gender pay gap in Pennsylvania. The Executive Order directs all state agencies under the governor’s jurisdiction to...more

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Web Exclusive - May 2018: The Top 14 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 have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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New Jersey Passes New Law on Pay Equity — and Much More

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Governor Phil Murphy continues to remake the legal landscape in New Jersey. On April 24, 2018, he signed into law far-reaching pay-equity legislation that will take effect on July 1, 2018....more

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