In Eisenhauer v. Culinary Institute of America, No. 21-2919-CV (2d Cir. Oct. 17, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified that the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) does not require employers to show that a...more
10/26/2023
/ Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Violations ,
Wage and Hour
I. Introduction -
The pay gap – or paying women and other historically marginalized groups less for the same or substantially similar work – has long been in the media spotlight. But as employees, boards, consumers, and...more
On July 2, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Rizo v. Yovino. The federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) requires “equal pay for equal work regardless of sex,” subject to four exceptions. ...more
7/10/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Deceased ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
En Banc Review ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Judge Reinhardt ,
Judicial Review ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Yovino v Rizo