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Massachusetts Adopts Wage Equity and Pay Transparency Legislation: What Employers Need to Know

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On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law the “Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act” (H.4890 or the “Act”). The legislature drafted this new act to enhance wage equity and transparency across the...more

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Struggling to keep up with all the closing loopholes reforms?

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The last two years has seen multiple rounds of changes to employment, industrial and safety laws at federal and state level in Australia....more

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México Pone En Marcha Un Nuevo Protocolo De Inspección Laboral Con Perspectiva De Género

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El 7 de marzo de 2024, la Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) publicó un Protocolo para la Inspección Laboral con Perspectiva de Género, diseñado como una herramienta para que los inspectores laborales evalúen el...more

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Mexico Implements New Gender-Focused Protocol for Labor Inspections

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On March 7, 2024, Mexico’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (“Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social” or “STPS”) published a Gender-Focused Protocol for Labor Inspections, designed as a tool for labor inspectors to...more

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Brazil’s new pay equality law: the practicalities

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The gender pay gap has recently been addressed in Brazil by legislation and two subsequent administrative directives. We take a look at how those initiatives might work in practice....more

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Soft Opening of Pay Transparency in British Columbia

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In the same year that Claudia Goldin's research on women's progress in the workforce earned a Nobel Prize, British Columbia introduces pay transparency legislation....more

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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

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Ontario, Canada Publishes Regulations Aimed at Increasing Participation of Women in Construction Workforce

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On March 29, 2023, the province published Regulation 61/23 amending Regulation 213/91: Construction Projects under the Occupational Health & Safety Act (Regulation). The amendments will come into force on July 1, 2023....more

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Closing the Gap: British Columbia Proposes New Pay Transparency Legislation

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On March 7, 2023, the British Columbia government introduced Bill 13, the Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”), designed to help close the province’s gender pay gap by imposing new disclosure and reporting obligations on certain...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

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French Parliament Continues to Crack Down on Gender Gaps in Management Positions

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Some measures of the French Act No. 2021-1774 of December 24, 2021—which is aimed at accelerating economic and professional equality—will take effect on September 1. The act creates an obligation of balanced representation...more

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Equal Pay: The Emerging Legal Landscape

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Over the course of the past year, several states—including Colorado, Connecticut, and Rhode Island—have proposed and passed novel pay equity legislation. The impact of these laws is notable, including because they subject...more

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After Record Settlements in 2020, Contractors Should Expect More Pay Equity Enforcement Under Biden

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Come Jan. 20, former Vice President Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the U.S.' 46th president. In the run-up to the election, the Biden campaign focused on pay equity issues and closing the wage gap as part of its platform to...more

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New Jersey Minimum Wage Set to Increase - and Don’t Forget About CEPA, Gender Equity Notices & NJ WARN

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The minimum wage will increase for New Jersey employers effective January 1, 2021.  It is also that time of year when we remind our clients with operations in New Jersey of their obligation to distribute...more

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