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The Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (“the Act”) endeavors to prohibit pay discrimination and promote fairness among workers by addressing business practices that may contribute to income disparities between...more
New Jersey’s far-reaching pay transparency law is about to take effect – is your business ready to comply? Starting June 1, covered employers, including certain businesses outside of the state, must disclose compensation and...more
Washington employers will soon get some relief from the state’s strict job posting requirements after lawmakers unanimously passed a law to mitigate some of the more onerous parts of the key state statute. Starting July 27,...more
In 1903, Edmund Smith invented the Automated Fish Cleaner. This glorious machine could gut, clean and can a salmon 55 times faster than a human could. ...more
New Jersey is positioned to join the growing number of jurisdictions that have adopted pay transparency requirements. The New Jersey State Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 2310, which, if enacted, will require employers...more
Illinois recently amended its Equal Pay Act to require employers with 15 or more workers to include pay and benefits information for each covered job posting. There is, however, a delayed start date: This amendment will take...more
The Colorado legislature has passed the Ensure Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, amending the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEW) to clarify and enhance an employer’s obligations relating to announcement of a promotional...more
The Illinois Equal Pay Act has been around for a decade, but it’s seen many changes in the past few years. The act was amended in 2021 to impose new equal pay compliance requirements and create new obligations for private...more
Key Takeaways: •California and Washington join New York City and Colorado as businesses advertising job postings must also post the position’s minimum and maximum salary range. •New York City, California, Colorado and...more
After a few years of rapid and expansive change to New York’s workplace laws, involving adjustments to workplace safety, employee pay, benefits, and privacy, there was a noticeable slowdown for the state legislature this past...more
California officials recently updated their Equal Pay Act FAQs to answer a handful of questions about the state’s new pay transparency requirement for job postings — which goes into effect on January 1. But California...more
Beginning on January 1,2023, all employers, with 15 or more employees (including employees in other states), engaging in any business, industry, profession, or activity in Washington (including recruiting for...more
There has been a wave of new state and local legislation focused on pay transparency for job applicants. Right now, Colorado State and Jersey City are the only jurisdictions that require employers to provide wage ranges in...more
This week the California legislature passed a pay transparency act that – pending Governor Newsom’s signature – will require significant changes in how employers draft job postings and how they report pay data to the State....more
Effective January 1, 2023, Washington employers with at least 15 employees must affirmatively disclose the wage scale or salary range and a general description of all benefits and other compensation being offered when posting...more
Washington employers will soon need to include salary and benefits in all job postings thanks to an amended law that was recently signed into effect by Governor Inslee. Starting January 1, 2023, businesses with 15 or more...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
In an expansive reading of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (Equal Pay Act), the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) issued proposed Equal Pay Transparency Rules (EPT Rules) that contain broad,...more
In its recently concluded session, the Colorado General Assembly passed legislation to strengthen the state’s pay equity requirements, prohibit employers from seeking salary history from job applicants, and require employers...more