A federal court in Maryland recently found that Baltimore City’s Enoch Pratt Free Library, the City’s public library system, violated federal pay equity law and is thus liable for more than $190,000 in backpay and liquidated...more
Continuing its recent string of settlements in the pay bias claims arena, the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that Deloitte Services LP will pay $275,000 in back wages and interest to a group of 34 female...more
JPMorgan Chase recently signed a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) agreeing to settle a long-running pay equity lawsuit alleging that it...more
11/9/2020
/ Affirmative Action ,
Back Pay ,
Conciliation ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Minorities ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The EEOC recently sued Dell, Inc. for alleged violations of the Equal Pay Act (EPA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, both of which prohibit discrimination in compensation on the basis of sex. According to the...more
Maryland employers will soon be prohibited from requesting or relying on an employment applicant’s wage history to make decisions about employment or initial pay rates, requiring many employers to take immediate changes to...more
9/17/2020
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Equal pay for equal work is a hot topic for employers. In the last few years, several states have passed equal pay laws, while the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is paying more attention to equal pay issues on...more