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On Trend: New Pay Equity Laws Coming to Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Vermont in 2025

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the latest of many jurisdictions—including neighboring Vermont as well as Minnesota—to adopt new laws promoting pay equity....more

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Snap Reaches $15M Settlement Over Alleged Equal Pay Violations: Why the Deal Might Be a Sign of What’s to Come for All Employers

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Snapchat’s parent company has agreed to pay $15 million and take extensive measures to ensure fair employment practices as part of settlement to resolve claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against women at...more

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Pay Transparency in the Green Mountain State: Vermont Adopts New Pay Equity Law

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Vermont will soon join nine other states across the country which require employers to disclose compensation in job postings. Governor Phil Scott signed the bill into law Tuesday and it will take effect on July 1, 2025 —...more

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Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Legal Standard in EPA Pay Discrimination Case

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The Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (“EPA”) requires men and women to receive equal pay for equal work.  In order to assert a claim under the EPA, an employee must show that she was paid less than a male comparator...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Basing Salary on Prior Pay Risks Discrimination Claim

In recent years, a number of states and municipalities have adopted measures that restrict employers’ ability to base a new hire’s starting salary on what they made in their prior job. In the past, it was common for...more

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First Circuit Says Maine Equal Pay Law Does Not Require Discriminatory Intent

On February 1, 2024, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff alleging a violation of the Maine Equal Pay Law (MEPL) does not need to show additional discriminatory intent beyond establishing that an employer...more

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SCOTUS Predictions: Blockbuster Decision Will Dismantle Workplace Regulations

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The Supreme Court is set to shake up the workplace world by taking away a great deal of power from federal agencies – including the regulators who oversee many of the nation’s labor and employment laws. That’s according to...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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California Pay Data Reports Due May 10, 2023

On May 10, 2023, employers must submit their pay data reports to the California Civil Rights Department (CRD). As previously reported here, Senate Bill 1162 amended Labor Code section 432.3 and Government Code section 12999...more

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50 State Equal Pay Reference Guide

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For organizations that operate in multiple states, tracking the ever-changing requirements related to equal pay issues can pose daunting challenges and the growing “ripple effect” of such requirements is being felt across...more

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New York Amends Statewide Pay Transparency Law

On March 3, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a series of amendments to the New York Pay Transparency Law (“NYPTL”) into law. As we previously reported, the NYPTL takes effect on September 17, 2023 and will require...more

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California Pay Transparency Is Here January 1, 2023: 7 Questions to Help Determine If Your Organization Is Ready

Beginning January 1, 2023, California will join a minority of jurisdictions that impose significant pay transparency requirements on employers. California’s law, however, goes further than existing mandates in Colorado, New...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2023 - Legal predictions to help you prepare for the coming year in workplace law

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It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all: - At the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. - None of us had heard the phrase...more

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[Event] Workforce (re)calibrated: Driving the New Workplace Forward - October 3rd, New York, NY

Interested in attending the 2022 Annual Workforce Management Briefing? Presenters at this full-day complimentary event include EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, and thought leaders...more

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Equal Pay Litigation Trends Update: One Comparator, Two Comparators, Three Comparators, More? Courts Revisit The One-Comparator...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the second in a series of posts that investigate trends in equal pay litigation resulting from the recent uptick in the number and quality of equal pay lawsuits. This post examines how courts are...more

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Pay Transparency Laws Proliferate in New York

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New York State - On June 3, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill 4927, which if enacted would require employers to include a salary range and position description in each job advertisement. The statewide...more

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Nothing to See Here (Yet)…NYC Council Grants Reprieve on Salary Transparency Law

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With less than three weeks to go before the May 15 effective date of New York City’s salary transparency law requiring employers to disclose the expected salary range on internal and external job listings, the New York City...more

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Canada’s Federal Pay Equity Act Takes Effect on August 31, 2021

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Canada’s federal Pay Equity Act (Act) received Royal Assent on December 13, 2018.  The purpose of the Act is to create a proactive pay equity regime within the federal public and private sectors to ensure that federally...more

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Connecticut Amends Pay Equity Law, Requiring Disclosure Of Wage Ranges To Applicants, Employees

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Connecticut’s “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position,” which goes into effect on October 1, 2021, imposes new requirements on Connecticut employers to disclose the wage range for vacant...more

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Class Action Trends Report Spring 2021

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In our latest issue of the Class Action Trends Report, Jackson Lewis attorneys discuss how employers can undertake Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives without risking class action discrimination suits; wage and...more

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Changes to Pay Equity Law Are Coming: It’s Time to Consider Auditing Your Pay Practices

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Amidst all of the promises and actions taken by the Biden Administration, the topic of pay equity is gaining more and more attention. While there has been growing momentum on the issue for years now, the Biden Administration...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Old Comment on Need for Higher Starting Salary Revives Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act allows plaintiffs to pursue equal pay claims based on prior actions that continue to have a negative effect on their salaries. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant...more

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Colorado Issues Final Rules on Equal Pay for Equal Work Act with Significant Job Posting Requirements for All Employers with...

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On November 10, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) issued its final Equal Pay Transparency (EPT) Rules implementing Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, which goes into effect January 1, 2021....more

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Employers Can’t Use Pay History To Escape Equal Pay Claims, Says 9th Circuit

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Employers are not permitted to justify disparity in pay based on prior pay history, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled, eliminating a defense to pay equity claims for businesses across the west coast. Although the...more

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New York Releases FAQs on Statewide Salary History Ban

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Changes to New York state law that prohibit employer inquiries into the salary history of applicants and employees took effect on January 6, 2020.  Recently, the New York Department of Labor released a series of Frequently...more

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