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Year-End Reviews Pair Well with a Pay Equity Audit: A 4-Step Plan for Employers

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Many employers are now turning to the year-end performance review process and making decisions about bonuses, raises, and incentives for employees — which makes this an ideal time to audit your pay practices and fix any...more

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Significant Developments in Pay Transparency Class Action Litigation in Washington State

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Washington State’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) requires employers with 15 or more employees to include salary ranges and benefit information in job postings. Violations have resulted in over 100 EPOA class action...more

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Pay Transparency is On the Horizon in New Jersey: Here’s What Employers Need to Know

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New Jersey could be the next state to enact a pay transparency law – which means employers should have an action plan ready for compliance. New Jersey already has one of the most robust pay equity laws in the country, and a...more

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Harris v. Trump: The Definitive Workplace Law Preview for Employers

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Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will be our nation’s next president – and the impact on workplace law will be significant regardless of who prevails. During their campaign trails, each candidate has provided some clues...more

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On Trend: New Pay Equity Laws Coming to Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Vermont in 2025

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the latest of many jurisdictions—including neighboring Vermont as well as Minnesota—to adopt new laws promoting pay equity....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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New Jersey Federal Court Denies Bid to Block Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Law

On August 30, 2024, a judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey denied a motion to partially enjoin the New Jersey Temporary Workers Bill of Rights based on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preemption....more

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Employeurs sous réglementation fédérale : L’échéance approche pour afficher la version définitive du plan d’équité salariale

Les employeurs sous réglementation fédérale qui sont assujettis à la Loi sur l’équité salariale (la « Loi ») ont jusqu’au 3 septembre 2024 pour afficher la version définitive de leur premier plan d’équité salariale....more

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Federal Employers: Take Note of Upcoming Pay Equity Deadline

By September 3, 2024, federally regulated employers subject to the Pay Equity Act (Act) are required to post the final version of their first pay equity plan....more

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Understanding the EU Pay Transparency Directive

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At one time largely a U.S. concern, pay equity and transparency have rapidly become globally important to all multinational companies wherever headquartered. The EU Pay Transparency Directive is a milestone adopted with clear...more

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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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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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Massachusetts Mandates Wage, Salary Transparency

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Massachusetts employers with 25 or more workers will soon be required to include pay ranges in all job postings under a new state law aimed at increasing salary transparency. The Commonwealth joined the wave of states and...more

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 4: Investigating Analysis Results & Making Pay Adjustments

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Our summer blog series contrasting “expert” versus “robot” approaches to pay equity continues this week as we discuss what happens after compensation data have been analyzed: investigating the results of the analysis and...more

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#WorkforceWednesday® - State Legal Trends: Crucial Changes for Employers - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we’re looking at recent state-level changes and legal trends that have varying degrees of impact on employers. Massachusetts Pay Equity Law Massachusetts is the most recent state to enact a pay equity law. The...more

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Massachusetts Enacts New Pay Transparency Law

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On July 31, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed into law the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ first pay transparency law, the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act (the Act). The Act requires employers with 25 or more...more

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Massachusetts Enacts New Wage Disclosure Requirements for Employers

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On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy, in an effort to increase transparency in pay, signed into law wage equity legislation that imposes new disclosure requirements on Massachusetts-based employers. The...more

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 3: Planning and Analysis

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In our second and previous installment of our summer blog series contrasting "expert” versus ”robot” approaches to conducting a pay-equity study, we described how the more traditional, consultant-led approaches (i.e., expert)...more

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2024 Employment Law Updates: Discussing FTC, NLRB, and Pay Equity Matters

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As we move into the latter half of 2024, several notable changes are shaking up employment law across the U.S. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to enforce a new rule banning most noncompete agreements starting...more

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Massachusetts Joins Growing List of States Requiring Pay Transparency in Job Postings

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed into law “An Act Relative to Salary Pay Range Transparency,” requiring employers with at least 25 employees to include pay range information in job postings and advertisements....more

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Massachusetts Enacts Pay Transparency Law

On July 31, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (D) signed into law a bill that is intended to increase wage transparency and close the gender-based wage gap in the Commonwealth. The law, which will take effect August 1,...more

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 2: Project Kickoff and Data Cleaning

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In our first installment of our summer blog series contrasting "expert” versus ”robot” approaches to conducting a pay-equity study, we described how the more traditional, consultant-led approaches (i.e., expert) differ from...more

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What Employers Need to Know About the New Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law

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On July 24, the Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation that will impact many Massachusetts employers in terms of their “pay transparency practices” for current employees and future applicants....more

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Expert vs. Robot, Part I: Different Approaches to Pay Equity

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Series Introduction - Earlier this year DCI experts and co-authors of this post, Lisa Harpe and Don Lustenberger, hosted a pay-equity webinar on the topic of “expert vs. robot.” They contrasted the more conventional...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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