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Minnesota Enacts Pay Transparency Law to Require Salary Range Disclosure in Job Postings

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Minnesota joins the growing number of states to adopt statewide legislation requiring employers to disclose starting salary ranges and other forms of compensation and benefits in postings for open...more

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New Pay Transparency Requirements for Illinois Employers On the Horizon for 2025

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Beginning on January 1, 2025, Illinois will join the list of states that are requiring greater transparency in both the job opportunities available in the state as well as the pay for those jobs. The...more

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Much Needed Clarity May Finally Be Coming on Who Qualifies as a Job Applicant Under the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act

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On August 20, 2024, Western District of Washington Judge John H. Chun asked the Washington Supreme Court to answer the question of what a party must prove to be considered a “job applicant” for the purposes of a pay...more

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Employer FAQs on the New and Expansive Anti-Discrimination Rules in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh County

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Employers with operations in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, must comply with a new and expansive anti-discrimination ordinance that took effect June 1. Our FP attorneys developed this series of FAQs to address all employment...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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Proposed Federal Contractor Rule Will Impose Pay Equity and Transparency

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There are proposed amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that will change employment practices for federal contractors in two ways. First, these amendments will prohibit federal contractors from seeking and...more

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Maryland Amends Pay Transparency Law to Require Wage Range Disclosure in Job Postings

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed into law a bill that will expand Maryland employers’ pay transparency obligations. Effective October 1, 2024, employers must disclose in public or internal job...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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Developments in Equal Pay Litigation

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We combine legal expertise with industry-leading statistical capabilities to provide global pay equity solutions that assess and mitigate risk....more

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Important UK immigration work visa changes

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UK Skilled Worker Visa – Significant Changes - A major update to the UK immigration rules was published on 14 March 2024.  The new rules will become effective on 4 April 2024. Notably, these new rules will affect a large...more

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Columbus, OH, Salary History Ban Goes Into Effect March 1, 2024

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Starting March 1, 2024, the City of Columbus ordinance banning inquiries into an applicant’s salary history goes into effect. This ordinance applies to all employers with 15 or more employees within Columbus. Employers that...more

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City of Columbus Bans Consideration of Salary History in the Hiring Process

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Beginning on March 1, 2024, the City of Columbus will ban consideration of salary and wage history during the hiring process for all employers in the City with fifteen or more employees. In so doing, Columbus joins a growing...more

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Columbus Salary History Ban Takes Effect March 1: Top 5 Tips for Employers

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Columbus has joined Cincinnati and Toledo — as well as many other cities and states across the country — in adopting a salary history ban. Employers with at least 15 employees operating within the city of Columbus are barred...more

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Columbus, Ohio’s Salary History Ban Goes Live on March 1, 2024: Are You Ready?

Employers in Columbus, Ohio, will be prohibited from asking job applicants about their salary histories under a city ordinance that takes effect on March 1, 2024....more

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Salary History Ban Set to Take Effect in Columbus

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Starting on March 1, 2024, Columbus will join over 40 states, counties, and cities, including Cincinnati and Toledo, in prohibiting employers from asking applicants about wage rates or salary history. The Columbus ordinance’s...more

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Proposed Rule Seeks to Bring Gender Pay Equity to Federal Contracting Community

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On January 29, the Biden administration announced several policy initiatives aimed at addressing pay transparency and equity, including a proposed rule issued by the Department of Defense (DOD), General Services...more

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Proposed Rule Would Impose Pay Transparency and Salary History Requirements for Federal Contractors

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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a Proposed Rule, “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting,” on January 30, 2024. The Proposed Rule would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), which...more

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Federal Contractors Would Need to Display Salary Ranges Under Proposed Pay Transparency Rule: Here’s What You Need to Know

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The Biden administration recently announced new pay transparency measures intending to reduce wage gaps based on gender and race. The White House unveiled these new efforts on January 29, which marked the 15th anniversary of...more

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Reminder for Employers to Be Aware of State and Local Pay Equity Laws

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Approximately 21 states and several municipalities have enacted laws that prohibit inquiries by employers into the salary history of applicants.  These laws are based primarily on the arguments that: 1) salary history does...more

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What’s in a Job Advertisement - New D.C. Salary and Hourly Pay Disclosure Requirements

Earlier this year, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law legislation that will require D.C. employers to affirmatively state the pay range for available positions in job advertisements....more

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Proposed FAR Clause Prohibits the Use of Compensation History in Hiring and Requires That Federal Contractors and Subcontractors...

If implemented, the proposed rule will have wide-reaching implications for how federal contractors and subcontractors conduct hiring. The proposed rule prohibits contractors and subcontractors from seeking applicants’...more

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Beltway Buzz - February 2024

House Advances Bipartisan Tax Package. On January 31, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) by a vote of 357–70....more

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New FAR Pay Equity Rule Puts Contractors Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Can Federal Contractors Ensure Proposed Labor Rates...

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On January 29, 2024, the Biden administration announced a series of pay equity and transparency initiatives. One initiative comes in the form of a proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to (1)...more

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Washington Mayor Signs Amendments to Pay Transparency Statute

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser signed legislation earlier this month that would require employers to disclose pay ranges in job postings and prohibit employers from screening prospective employees based on their salary...more

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Employment Terms - A View From Both Sides of the Pond

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As businesses look to expand their operations globally, we are increasingly seeing HR leaders taking a strategic view on how they want to engage their workforce across different jurisdictions. There is a greater push from...more

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