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Erin Connell

Pay Data Reporting Requirements In A Changing Landscape

Employers face increasing demands and pressure to ensure and declare equitable pay for employees, not only from within their own workforces, but also from clients, customers, and government leaders. While states continue passing…more

Corporate Counsel, EEO-1, Employer Liability Issues, Pay Data, Reporting Requirements

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Mike Delikat

On the Road Again: EEO-1 Data Collection is Back and More Important than Ever

As COVID-19 vaccination programs gain speed across the country, and employers consider long-term reopening plans, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that starting April 26, 2021, it will begin the…more

Corporate Counsel, Data Collection, EEO-1, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Pay Data

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William Foley

Just a SEC – Agency Adopts New Rules Impacting Pay Equity Shareholder Proposals

On September 23, 2020 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.14a-8 (“Rule 14a-8”), raising the bar for shareholders seeking to force votes on proposals. The rule comes on the heels…more

Corporate Governance, Pay Gap, Rule 14a-8, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Shareholder Proposals

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Necia Hobbes

Pay Transparency Laws: It’s Not Just Pay Data Reporting Anymore

While new pay data reporting requirements in California and Illinois have grabbed pay equity headlines, we are seeing a ground swell in another type of pay transparency requirements: mandatory pay disclosures to applicants,…more

Employer Liability Issues, Pay Data, Pay Transparency, Reporting Requirements, Wage and Hour

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Nicholas Horton

New Guidance Available for New York Employers About the Recent Salary History Ban

The New York State Department of Labor has created a website to provide guidance on the state’s recent Salary History Ban. We previously reported on the state’s Salary History Ban in detail here after it was passed by the New…more

Employer Liability Issues, Equal Pay, Gender Equity, Gender-Based Pay Discrimination, Hiring & Firing

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Jessica James

Pay Transparency Laws: It’s Not Just Pay Data Reporting Anymore

While new pay data reporting requirements in California and Illinois have grabbed pay equity headlines, we are seeing a ground swell in another type of pay transparency requirements: mandatory pay disclosures to applicants,…more

Employer Liability Issues, Pay Data, Pay Transparency, Reporting Requirements, Wage and Hour

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Marianna Karapetyan

Germany’s Federal Labor Court Boosts Enforcement of Equal Pay

Germany is not exactly known to be a pioneer when it comes to equal pay. In Germany, the pay gap remains particularly large and is only closing slowly, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The Federal Labor Court now…more

Employer Liability Issues, Equal Pay, Germany, International Labor Laws, Wage and Hour

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Andrew Livingston

Deadline Looms for Revised EEO-1 Forms: What Employers Need to Know

The EEOC’s revised pay-data collection rule is back in force and the September 30, 2019 deadline is at our doorstep. Here is a quick overview of what employers should know and links to available resources…more

Data Collection, Deadlines, EEO-1, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Equal Pay

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Lisa Lupion

New Guidance Available for New York Employers About the Recent Salary History Ban

The New York State Department of Labor has created a website to provide guidance on the state’s recent Salary History Ban. We previously reported on the state’s Salary History Ban in detail here after it was passed by the New…more

Employer Liability Issues, Equal Pay, Gender Equity, Gender-Based Pay Discrimination, Hiring & Firing

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Kathryn Mantoan

Pay Transparency to Current Employees – New Laws Require More Than Job Posting Disclosures

In 2021, employers had to grapple with a host of new pay transparency requirements across the country, which we previously outlined here. While most of these concern requirements to provide salary range information to…more

Employer Liability Issues, Equal Pay, Hiring & Firing, Job Applicants, Pay Equity Laws

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Tierra Piens

Striking Out the “Catch-All”: Growing Number of States Narrow Affirmative Defenses for Employers in Pay Equity Cases

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

Affirmative Defenses, Corporate Counsel, Employer Liability Issues, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Act

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Jill Rosenberg

California District Court Kicks Out U.S. Women’s National Team’s Equal Pay Claims

A California district court dealt a blow to the U.S. Women’s National Team’s (WNT) equal pay case on May 1, granting partial summary judgment to the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in the headline-grabbing case filed last…more

Civil Rights Act, Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA), Employer Liability Issues, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Act

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Chanani Sandler

Pay Equity Developments in the Mid-Atlantic

The past month has brought notable pay equity developments to the Mid-Atlantic, including pending legislation in Maryland, and a Third Circuit decision that might have far-reaching effects beyond the Philadelphia salary history…more

Employer Liability Issues, Equal Pay, Gender Equity, Gender-Based Pay Discrimination, Hiring & Firing

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Gary Siniscalco

Ready, Set, Respond: OFCCP Issues Final Rule on Evidentiary Standards and Predetermination Notice Procedure

On November 5, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued a final rule defining the evidentiary standards it will use for proving discrimination claims by federal contractors, revising the process…more

Disparate Treatment, Federal Contractors, Final Rules, OFCCP

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Dr. André Zimmermann LL.M.

Germany’s Federal Labor Court Boosts Enforcement of Equal Pay

Germany is not exactly known to be a pioneer when it comes to equal pay. In Germany, the pay gap remains particularly large and is only closing slowly, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The Federal Labor Court now…more

Employer Liability Issues, Equal Pay, Germany, International Labor Laws, Wage and Hour

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