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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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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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Brazilian Courts Issue Injunctions on Gender Pay Parity Law

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Brazilian Courts have already ruled on the controversial Brazil’s Gender Pay Parity Law (Law No. 14.611 of 2023 – “Equal Pay Act”)—regulated by Decree No. 11.795 of 2023 and Ordinance No. 3.714 of 2023. The Equal Pay act...more

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Opportunity Equity: The New Organizational Imperative

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Striving for pay equity is a modern-day imperative for organizations. However, leading employers are looking more broadly at workplace equity. Building an equitable workplace involves a holistic approach to providing equal...more

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Pay Equity Deep Dive Part III: Tainted Variable Analysis and Root Cause Assessment

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This is Part III of our “Pay Equity Deep Dive Series.” Part I focused on Compensation Philosophy Review and Pay Analysis Group formation and testing. Part II focused on Wage Influencing Factors (WIFs) and Reliability and...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Rejects Comparator Evidence in Equal Pay Claim

In order to prevail in an Equal Pay Act claim, the plaintiff must demonstrate that she was paid less than a comparable male employee. When the two employees have distinctly different job duties and responsibilities,...more

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Time to go back in the box, Barbie

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Wild horses couldn’t have dragged me to see the new Barbie film. But then I saw that a number of commentators from various quarters in the States were criticising the film for being “woke” and “feminist” and even burning...more

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Korty v Indiana: The Impact on Pay Equity & Reverse Discrimination

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The recent pay discrimination case of Korty v Indiana University Health offers an alternative perspective on pay equity and highlights why employers must ensure salary ranges are set without regard to sex or gender. In...more

TRU Staffing Partners, Inc.

IAPP/TRU Staffing Partners’ Privacy Salary Survey Shows Gender Pay Equality

The privacy industry has a lot to celebrate these days, per the evidence given in the recent IAPP/TRU Staffing Partners webinar, The State of Salary and Jobs in Privacy. TRU’s Founder and CEO Jared Coseglia co-hosted the...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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – March 2023

In this month’s instalment, our team highlight key updates to UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting, provide an overview of the increased limits on tribunal awards and the new “Vento Bands”, both coming into effect on 6 April 2023. We...more

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“Just Pay It”: The Nike Lawsuit, Gender Pay Gap & Pay Equity

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In 2018, a Nike lawsuit was filed by two former Nike employees on behalf of more than 500 women who worked for the company, alleging systematic pay inequality. The impending court case is anticipated to be one of the...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

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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Anspruch auf gleichwertiges Entgeld bei gleichwertiger Arbeit

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BAG zum Entgeltgleichheitsgebot nach Art. 157 AEUV und § 3 Abs. 1, § 7 EntgTranspG – Der zahnlose Tiger bekommt erste Klauen! Im Jahr 2021 entschied das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) erstmals, dass ein aufgrund von §§ 10ff....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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Says Same Title and Similar Duties Alone Do Not Prove Equal Pay Act Violation

Under the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA), employers cannot discriminate on the basis of gender against an employee who performs work substantially equal to a colleague. However, as demonstrated by a new decision from the Fourth...more

Foley Hoag LLP

The Upcoming NYC Pay Transparency Law Aims to Reduce the Wage Gap - Employers Should be Prepared

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New York’s soon-to-be-effective pay transparency law (Int. No. 134-A) will require New York employers, employment agencies, and employees or agents of these entities to disclose the salary ranges for open positions in job...more

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Combating the Pay Gap: Changes to Pay Transparency in New York

In 2022, New York City and New York State have seen significant developments in employment law, including pay transparency. The New York City Council issued a report that analyzed pay differences in the New York City...more

K&L Gates LLP

Gender Equality Index – Follow-Up on Compliance Requirements

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The Gender Equality Index, created in France in September 2018 (Gender Equality Index), helps companies measure professional inequalities between women and men. By 1 March of each year, companies with at least 50 employees...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Equal Pay: Employers’ New Reporting Obligation

The deadline for implementing the provisions of the new amendment to the Male and Female Workers (Equal Pay) Law is June 1, 2022. The purpose of the amendment is to increase organizations’ transparency about gender pay gaps....more

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Attacking the Gender Pay Gap in Your Workplace

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Equal Pay Day marks the point when the average woman’s current earnings, combined with what she earned in the previous year, equals what the average man was paid last year. This year, equal pay day came early because the...more

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Observing Equal Pay Day

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Equal Pay Day was initiated by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the enduring gap between men's and women's wages. Since then, the day is marked on a different date each...more

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Fourth Circuit Requires Parity in Each Component of Compensation, Not Only in Total Compensation, Under Federal Equal Pay Act

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On December 3, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected the notion that under the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA), equality should be assessed based on total compensation, holding instead that equality must...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Reminder to Employers Regarding EEO-1 Reporting Obligations

As 2021 comes to an end, many employers are preparing to meet record and reporting obligations. For employers with 100 or more employees who are required to file the EEO-1 Component 1 Report (EEO-1 Report) annually, this may...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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