Effective July 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (the “Act”) requires employers to pay employees of different genders equal wages for comparable work unless the difference in pay is explained by the Act’s enumerated factors. Employers who cannot explain any impermissible wage differentials must take active steps to remediate the disparity in a “timely fashion” according to the Attorney General’s guidance on the Act.
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