On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced the opening of its 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection. EEO-1 Component 1 reports provide workforce demographic data, specifically the...more
As of February 1, 2025, covered employers under the Massachusetts pay transparency law, Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2024, will for the first time have to submit copies of EEO data reports to the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts...more
On July 24, 2024, the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate passed legislation entitled An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency, H4890. The proposed law, which is expected to be signed by Governor Maura...more
The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (“PFML”) has been amended to allow employees to “top off” their PFML benefits with accrued paid leave (such as vacation, sick time and/or other forms of PTO). The amendment...more
The Massachusetts paid Family and Medical Leave Law (“PFML”) has been amended to allow employees to “top off” their PFML benefits with accrued paid leave (such as vacation, sick time and/or other forms of PTO). The amendment...more
As 2023 starts, employers are watching the development and growth of pay transparency laws designed to promote pay equity. Multiple states and municipalities have enacted laws providing for measures such as wage disclosures;...more
On November 1, 2022, the New York City Pay Transparency Law (the “Law”), requiring covered employers to provide wage disclosures in hiring, went into effect. All covered employers should take immediate action, if they have...more
On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a decision staying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) requirement that employers with 100 or more employees require their workers to be vaccinated or...more
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