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Epstein Becker & Green

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

DirectEmployers Association

DE Talk | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Progress Amidst Opposition within Corporate, Political, & Social Spheres

2024 has brought forth many challenges for diversity and inclusion efforts, and at DirectEmployers’ recent Annual Meeting & Conference, we addressed those setbacks and emphasized the importance of progress amidst opposition....more

Poyner Spruill LLP

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Hawaii Enacts Pay Transparency Law and Expands Equal Pay Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 3, 2023, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed into law a pay transparency bill that will require employers to disclose in job listings an hourly rate or salary range that reasonably reflects the actual...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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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Women in the Workplace: What’s changed (and changing) in the UK and Europe

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Recent evidence suggests that progress towards gender parity has slowed and that the gender gap has in fact widened since the pandemic. This article highlights some key legal developments in the UK and Europe that are...more

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Australia Takes Steps to Address Pay Secrecy and Gender Pay Gap

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According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), an Australian Government statutory agency created by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, the gender pay gap in Australia is 22.8%, with women on average earning...more

Perkins Coie

California Court Overturns Board Gender Diversity Statute

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A Los Angeles Superior Court judge struck down California’s board gender diversity statute on May 13, 2022. The court found that Senate Bill 826 violated the California Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause....more

A&O Shearman

California Superior Court Strikes Down Director Diversity Mandate

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On May 13, 2022, Judge Maureen Duffy Lewis of the Superior Court of the State of California for Los Angeles County entered judgement in favor of three taxpayers bringing state constitutional challenges to S.B. 826, a bill for...more

Allen Matkins

The Verdict Is In On California's Female Director Quota Law

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As I noted yesterday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis has found California's female director quota law, SB 826, to violate the Equal Protection clause of the California Constitution (A person may not be ....more

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Judge Finds California Female Director Quota Law To Be Unconstitutional

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Following a lengthy trial, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis has found that California's female director quota law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the California Constitution...more

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Closing Arguments To Start This Morning In First Trial Of California's Female Director Quota Law

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Closing arguments are scheduled to begin this morning at 10:00 a.m. (California) in the first trial of the constitutionality of California's female director quota law, SB 826.  The trial began last December before Los Angeles...more

Sands Anderson PC

Intentionality: An Essential Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Goal

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As we recognize Black History Month and the Chinese and Vietnamese New Year, it is a great time to take stock at our organizations and all we are doing to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. This is...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Ninth Circuit allows challenge to California board gender diversity statute to go forward

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In Meland v. Padilla, a shareholder of a publicly traded company filed suit in federal district court seeking a declaratory judgment that SB 826, California’s board gender diversity statute, was unconstitutional under the...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Honoring Black Women Making History in the Pacific Northwest

At Schwabe, we are deeply committed to facing inequities and existing oppressive systems head-on. Though racial injustice has long woven its way into most corners of our society and communities, we have a reason for hope as...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Broadening the Pipeline: How to Increase Diversity in the Financial Services Legal Industry

The year 2020 has been a highly unusual and disruptive year — from the COVID-19 pandemic to natural disasters — our daily lives have changed dramatically. Most notable is the social awakening that has taken place this year...more

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New California Law Mandates Corporate Board Diversity

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In the midst of national conversations surrounding racial equity and social justice, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 979 into law on September 30, 2020. AB 979 is a first-of-its-kind legislation requiring that no later than...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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New York Enacts ‘Women on Corporate Boards Study’

On December 30, 2019, New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation requiring the New York State Department of State, partnered with the Department of Taxation and Finance, to conduct a study of the proportion of...more

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New York Joins Other States in Banning Salary History Questions

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As of January 6, 2020, New York employers are prohibited from inquiring about an applicant’s prior salary. The ban, codified as N.Y. Lab. Law § 194-a, was signed into law by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on July 10, 2019,...more

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New Year, New Trend? New York to Require Corporate Reporting on Number of Women on the Board

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New York State recently enacted a new law (A 6330/S 4278) mandating a study of the proportion of female members on the boards of corporations authorized to do business in the state. To implement the study, the law requires...more

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Pick Your Procedure: EEOC Launches Parallel Gender Discrimination Pay Suits Under Different Statutes

The EEOC has been no stranger to headlines in recent months, particularly on the issue of equal pay. As we recently reported, the EEOC’s long-dormant pay data collection rule, revived by the D.C. District Court in March, has...more

Cozen O'Connor

In Pay, May All Be Created Equal…An Overview Of The Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

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On May 22, 2019, Colorado passed a new pay equity law which brings the state to the cutting edge of regulation in this area....more

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French Decree on Gender Workplace Equality Specifies New Sanctions

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A decree issued on 29 April by the French Minister of Labour completes the legislative and regulatory framework for gender equality in the workplace in France....more

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