The federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) and its many state analogs require equal pay for equal (or, in some states, “substantially similar”) work. The EPA contains a so-called “catch-all” defense to equal pay claims, permitting wage...more
In yet another development in the closely watched case of Rizo v. Yovino, the en banc Ninth Circuit ruled that employers may not defeat a plaintiff’s prima facie case under the Equal Pay Act (EPA) by arguing prior pay is a...more
In yet another development in the closely watched case of Rizo v. Yovino, the en banc Ninth Circuit ruled that employers may not defeat a plaintiff’s prima facie case under the Equal Pay Act (EPA) by arguing prior pay is a...more
3/5/2020
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Deceased ,
En Banc Review ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Judge Reinhardt ,
Judicial Review ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Reversal ,
Salaried Employees ,
SCOTUS ,
Yovino v Rizo
On August 28, 2018, a judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court issued one of the first decisions – if not the first decision – on a motion to certify a putative class action under the state’s revised Equal Pay Act, Cal....more
9/28/2018
/ Anthem Blue Cross ,
Class Certification ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Expert Testimony ,
FEHA ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Job Promotions ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Putative Class Actions ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On August 28, 2018, a judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court issued one of the first decisions – if not the first decision – on a motion to certify a putative class action under the state’s revised Equal Pay Act, Cal....more
Big Law is no stranger to providing advice on pay equity or defending pay equity lawsuits. But until recently, headlines generally featured lawsuits challenging the compensation practices of their clients, not the law firms...more
9/27/2018
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Equity Compensation ,
Equity Partners ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
Last year, we covered a Ninth Circuit panel decision which concluded that an employer may rely on prior salary information as an affirmative defense to claims under the federal Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) if “it show[s] that the...more