Pay Equity Laws, Employment Discrimination, Sex Discrimination

Pay Equity Studies in Focus: Navigating Privilege and Public Disclosure Risks

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/16/2025

A recent decision from the U.S. District Court in Kansas—Spears v. Thermo Fisher Scientific—ruled that a pay equity analysis conducted primarily for business purposes was not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work...more

Pay Equity Pitfalls: Varying Standards for "Equal Work" and Valid Comparators in Pay Equity Litigation

Venable LLP on 6/13/2025

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (the EPA) and related state laws require employers to pay men and women equally for equal work. ...more

Company’s pay equity study is not privileged, court rules

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/10/2025

A cautionary tale for employers. EDITOR’S NOTE: Our Affirmative Action Alert blog has been re-titled EEO Compliance Dispatch. Many companies proactively analyze employee compensation to ensure that any disparities...more

Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About International Women’s Day and Gender Equity in the Workplace?

Fisher Phillips on 3/3/2025

People around the globe will celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 – which also happens to fall during Women’s History Month in the United States and a few other countries. As we take the time to honor women in...more

Election 2020: The Future of Pay Equity

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/29/2020

Public support for like Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement has risen to prominence in recent months. But many advocates say more can and needs to be done. They are calling for action — in the form of pay equity for...more

Episode 25: EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum Part II: Other Emerging EEOC Trends + Takeaways

Akerman LLP on 10/27/2017

Matt Steinberg welcomes EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum for the second half of their wide-ranging conversation where Matt and Commissioner Feldblum discuss federal protection of employment-related LGBT rights, how the DOJ’s...more