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The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCOE), which took effect on September 3, 2024, imposes several new compliance requirements regarding the consideration of criminal history in employment decisions....more
Vermont will join a growing list of states and jurisdictions that require employers to disclose compensation in job advertisements on July 1, 2025. This new law applies to employers with five or more employees and to job...more
Earlier this year, Governor Wes Moore signed into law two statutes — the Wage Range Transparency Law and the Pay Stub Information Law — that significantly increase the compensation details that Maryland employers must...more
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey made it official – with the goal of closing existing wage gaps, Massachusetts is the latest state to require employers to disclose pay range information....more
Vermont has joined the growing list of jurisdictions with pay transparency laws. On June 4, 2024, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed “An Act Relating to Disclosure of Compensation in Job Advertisements” (the “Act”)...more
On 29 January 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that would prohibit federal contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information...more
As we previously reported here, effective January 1, 2024, Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) was amended to impose new, administratively burdensome job opportunity, post-selection, and career progression...more
On January 30, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a Proposed Rule, “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting.”...more
On January 29, 2024, the Biden administration issued a Proposed Rule that would prohibit federal contractors from seeking and considering compensation history when making employment decisions and require contractors to...more
On January 29, 2024, the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Biden Administration announced that it would be taking new actions to implement the Executive Order on Advancing Economy,...more
On January 12, 2024, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser approved a new set of pay transparency requirements for D.C. employers that will take effect on June 30, 2024. The Pay Scale and Benefits Disclosure Amendment Act...more
As we reported in early 2023, several states have passed pay transparency laws that require certain disclosures in job postings (both internally and externally). That trend has continued, with states like Illinois joining the...more
On January 12, Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023. The Act amends the DC Wage Transparency Act of 2014 and is scheduled to go into effect on June 30,...more
Employers should be aware of Colorado law changes that may impact their job postings and other practices, including some changes that are likely a welcome roll-back of some prior requirements. On January 1, 2024, the...more
This month, dozens of class action lawsuits have been filed in Washington, based on alleged violations of Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunity Act. Employers recruiting or planning to recruit for any position in...more
Within the past week, roughly 30 class action lawsuits were filed against myriad employers alleging violations of Washington's new(ish) pay transparency law. This is a good time for employers to review their job postings,...more
The Illinois legislature has been active in recent months and has passed a number of new laws that expand employee workplace rights and place additional burdens on employers. These new employment laws are discussed below...more
Over the past few decades, pay equity has remained at the forefront of legislation affecting employers. At the federal level, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair...more
David Law by David Law On June 5, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 23-105 into law, significantly changing the rules around job postings and promotional notices. Employers will need to act quickly to prepare for...more
On June 5, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Ensure Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Amended Act”) amending the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, which took effect on January...more
During this legislative session, Colorado enacted more protections for employees in the workplace, including redefining what constitutes unlawful harassment, restricting confidentiality agreements, expanding the ability to...more
Employers across the country have grappled with the requirements of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), since it went into effect on January 1, 2021. The act was the only one of its kind at the time, and has...more
HB3129 (the “Bill”), which was introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives on February 16, 2013, and passed by the Labor & Commerce Committee on February 28, 2023, would require Illinois employers to include pay scale...more
On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (A1474/S511) into law. The law only covers temporary laborers who are assigned to work by a temporary help service firm in a...more
Wednesday, November 30, 2022: U.S. IRS & Treasury Department Published Notice on Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Requirements for Enhanced Tax Benefits Under Inflation Reduction Act - U.S. DOL Wage & Hour Division Seeking...more