Seyfarth Synopsis: UPDATE: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed the challenge to the Philadelphia ordinance on May 30, 2017 based upon the Chamber of Commerce for Greater...more
6/9/2017
/ Commerce Clause ,
Due Process ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Home Rule States ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Businesses banded together to challenge, on First Amendment and Due Process grounds, the pay equity Ordinance which would ban inquiries into prospective employees’ prior salaries. The Ordinance, which was...more
4/26/2017
/ Commerce Clause ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Due Process ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Home Rule States ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour