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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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Ban on Salary History Inquiries to Expand to Federal Contractors

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The emerging trend of laws banning inquiries into salary history and promoting pay transparency will soon expand to federal contractors.  On March 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on...more

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The Top 20 Non-COVID Workplace Law Stories Of 2020

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That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more

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Pay Equity: Still a Growing Concern

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Pay equity continues to be a complex and evolving issue for employers. Although the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently ended its Component 2 pay data collection, employers still face substantial...more

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Third Circuit Upholds Philadelphia Wage History Ordinance

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On February 6, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a City of Philadelphia ordinance that prohibits employers from inquiring after and/or relying upon a prospective employee’s wage history in any...more

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When Hiring For Jobs Located In Philadelphia, Salary History Will Soon Be Off Limits Unless Voluntarily and Willingly Disclosed

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The United States Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit has issued its decision upholding the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, one of the so-called “salary history ban” laws....more

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Third Circuit Upholds Philadelphia Ban on Salary History Inquiries

In early February 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided that a Philadelphia ordinance passed years ago could go into effect and that Philadelphia employers will no longer be able to ask job applicants about their...more

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Pay Equity Litigation Update:  Third Circuit Upholds Philadelphia Ordinance Banning Inquiries Into Job Applicants’ Pay History

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Many states and cities have recently enacted laws prohibiting employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history or seeking that information from the applicant or the applicant’s current or former...more

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Third Circuit Lifts Preliminary Injunction and Green Lights Philadelphia’s Salary History Ordinance

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On February 6, 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Philadelphia’s salary history ordinance and reversed the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania which had held that...more

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Third Circuit Upholds Philadelphia's Salary History Ban

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a Philadelphia city ordinance that prohibits Philadelphia employers from asking applicants about their current or past pay rates is constitutional....more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 2020 #2

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With the eyes of Capitol Hill squarely focused on the Senate impeachment proceedings, we turn this week’s edition of Policy Matters to the states, where labor and employment-related legislative and regulatory activity...more

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New York State Department of Labor Issues Guidance on the Recent Salary History Ban

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Department of Labor has issued guidance concerning the recently enacted Salary History Ban. The guidance covers, among other topics, whether employers can consider the salaries of...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 Guidance Available for New York Employers About the Recent Salary History Ban

The New York State Department of Labor has created a website to provide guidance on the state’s recent Salary History Ban. We previously reported on the state’s Salary History Ban in detail here after it was passed by the New...more

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Mark Your Calendars, New York Employers: A Look at the 2020 Effective Dates for Employment-Related Legislation

2019 brought a number of important changes in the law that warrant the attention of New York employers. Start off the new year right and ensure your calendars are up to date by including the 2020 effective dates of these New...more

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New Jersey Salary History Ban Goes into Effect on January 1, 2020

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Employers beware: New Jersey’s salary history ban, signed this past summer, takes effect on January 1, 2020.  On that date, New Jersey will join several other states (including New York and California) by prohibiting private...more

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Is Foresight 2020? Employers Confront New Laws Taking Effect in the New Year

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As the year draws to a close, employers are assessing the next wave of labor and employment laws and regulations they will face in 2020 and beyond. Most new laws taking effect at the end of 2019 and throughout 2020 are at the...more

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Compass: Insights And Direction For Employers – Fall 2019

The autumn leaves are turning, football season is gathering momentum, Congress is reconvening, and at Ogletree Deakins, we are celebrating the first anniversary of Compass and reflecting on all that has changed in the last...more

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Columbia, South Carolina Limits Inquiries About Applicants’ Criminal and Salary Histories

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Columbia, South Carolina passed an ordinance effective August 6, 2019, limiting employers’ use of criminal background checks and banning employers from inquiring about salary history on job applications. ...more

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Salary History Ban Coming to New York?

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Last week, the New York State Legislature passed a bill prohibiting employers from asking about the salary history of prospective and current employees. Aimed at curtailing wage discrimination and pay disparity, the bill...more

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Race to the Finish: New York Legislature Passes Substantial Equal Pay Changes Just Before Close to 2019 Legislative Session

As part of a marathon finish to the 2019 legislative session, the New York State legislature recently passed two new equal pay bills that build on other state and local laws enacted within recent years. The first of the two...more

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