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Key Developments In Equal Pay Litigation: Appellate Courts Refuse To Clarify Proper Use Of A “One-Comparator Rule”

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Seyfarth Synopsis: One issue that has consistently divided the federal courts is whether an equal pay plaintiff can establish a prima faciecase of wage discrimination by pointing to a single comparator of the opposite sex who...more

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EEOC Sues Houston Independent School District for Pay Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges That School District Paid Female Employees Less Than Their Male Colleagues - HOUSTON – The Houston Independent School District (HISD) violated federal law when it paid female senior Career &...more

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EEOC Sues Alternate Solutions Health Network and Inova Home Health for Pay Discrimination

Home Healthcare Companies Paid Female Employees Less Than Newly Hired Male Employees, Federal Agency Says - WASHINGTON - Inova Home Health, LLC (IHH), which is owned in-part and managed by Alternate Solutions Health...more

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EEOC Sues Maryland HVAC Company for Pay Discrimination

Male Project Managers Were Paid More Than Female Project Managers - BALTIMORE -- Mechanical Design Systems, Inc. (MDS), an HVAC design and installation services company with offices in Clinton, Maryland and operating in...more

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Mississippi Pay Equity Bill Crosses Finish Line

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Mississippi Governor, Tate Reeves, had three options. He could have vetoed the state’s pending pay equity bill. He did not. He could have let it come into effect without action. He passed on this path too. Instead, on...more

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Leveling the Playing Field: Lessons Employers Can Learn from U.S. Women’s Soccer $24 Million Settlement of Equal Pay Dispute

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In what is being portrayed as a significant victory for women in sports, the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) announced a $24 million-dollar settlement of a class action equal pay action against the U.S....more

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EEOC Sues Verona Area School District for Pay Discrimination

Female Special Education Teachers and School Psychologist Paid Less Than Male Colleagues, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO – Verona Area School District (VASD), which serves Verona and parts of Fitchburg and Madison,...more

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A Pay Audit is the Perfect Way for Schools to Ring in the New Year

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The end of the year is always a good time to assess what measures you can take to ensure compliance with employment laws and strive for a positive work environment at your school. A pay equity audit is one such measure that...more

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EEOC Sues Jerry’s Chevrolet for Pay Discrimination and Retaliation

Car Dealership Fires Female Dispatcher Who Complained About Unequal Pay, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE – Jerry’s Chevrolet, Inc., an automobile dealership in Baltimore, violated federal law when it paid a female...more

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Case Closed – University and Professor Reach Settlement After Four Years of Litigation

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In what might finally be the last chapter of a University of Oregon professor’s pay equity battle, the University and the now-retired professor, Jennifer Freyd, have settled Freyd’s case, with the University set to make a...more

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Colorado Employers Need To Add Equal Pay Act Compliance To End-Of-Year To-Do List

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Colorado employers should be preparing for a big change that will impact your workplaces, as Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act becomes effective on January 1, 2021. With the effective date fast approaching, you must use...more

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Can You Rely on an Employee’s Prior Salary as a Defense to a Pay Discrimination Suit? The Supreme Court Refuses to Enter the Fray

In hiring employees, can you just give them a salary bump or must you look at their soon-to-be coworkers to decide the correct amount? This is a hotly debated issue right now, and, as with many things, it depends on where you...more

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California Superior Court Grants Class Certification in Equal Pay Case

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On April 30, 2020, Judge V. Raymond Swope of San Mateo Superior Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in Jewett et al. v. Oracle America, Inc. In doing so, the court certified a class of more than 4,100...more

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You Can't Ask This: The Spread of Salary History Bans and What It Means for Employers

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A growing number of state and local governments across the country are enacting laws that limit employers’ ability to ask about or consider applicants’ salary history. These laws are part of a nationwide effort to reduce pay...more

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Second Circuit Holds Evidence of Equal Work for Unequal Pay Not Required for Title VII Compensation Claims

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The Second Circuit has held that employees who allege they were underpaid on the basis of their sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, are not required to first establish an Equal Pay Act claim but rather...more

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Pay Equity Litigation Update: The Second Circuit Clarifies A Key Difference Between Title VII And Equal Pay Act Wage...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In an unusual opinion considering an issue raised by the plaintiff for the first time on appeal, the Second Circuit clarifies that unlike under the Equal Pay Act, Title VII plaintiffs need not show “equal...more

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Interim Healthcare to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit

Female Nurses Paid Less Than Less Experienced Male Counterpart, Federal Agency Charged - CASPER, Wyo. - Interim Healthcare of Wyoming will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit...more

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Web Exclusive - Incorporating Pay Equity Reviews in Your Year-End Compensation Practices

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The federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) requires that men and women in the same workplace be compensated with equal pay for equal work. Nearly every state has its own law that also prohibits discrimination in wages on the basis of...more

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Bryce Corporation Sued by EEOC for Pay Discrimination

Female Senior Business Analyst Paid Less Than Male in the Same Position, Federal Agency Charges - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Bryce Corporation, a family-owned and -operated corporation that offers flexible packaging and prepress...more

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Equal Pay and the Wage Gap: Where Are We Now?

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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) has recently been in the press due to a lawsuit filed by 28 players from the U.S. National Women’s Soccer Team against the U.S. Soccer Federation. According to the lawsuit, filed on March 8,...more

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EEOC Sues University of Miami for Wage Discrimination Against Female Professor

MIAMI - The University of Miami violated federal law by paying a female professor less than a male counterpart for performing equal or similar work, U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commis­sion (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit...more

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EEOC Sues Monroe Hotel for Pay Discrimination

Courtyard Monroe Airport Hotel Paid Women Less Because of Their Gender, Federal Agency Charges - NEW ORLEANS - The operators of the Courtyard Monroe Airport hotel in Monroe, La., violated federal law when they...more

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New York State Poised to Expand Protections Against Discriminatory Pay Practices

Currently, the New York Equal Pay Act provides that no employee shall be paid at a lesser wage rate than an employee of the opposite sex in the same establishment for equal work on a job requiring equal skill, effort and...more

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Pay Equity FAQs, Topics, and Trends

The trend of increased legislation, regulation, and corporate initiatives focused on identifying and correcting pay disparities in the workplace has continued to grow. In this episode, Liz Washko discusses recent developments...more

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Alabama is the Latest State to Join the Pay Equity Law Bandwagon

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Alabama recently joined 48 other states by passing a law banning wage discrimination. On June 11, Governor Kay Ivey signed HB 225, known as the Clarke Figures Equal Pay Act, into law. The Act’s effective date is August 1. In...more

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