News & Analysis as of

Employer Liability Issues Labor Reform Pay Gap

Ius Laboris

What’s in the UK Employment Rights Bill?

Ius Laboris on

The UK government recently published its long-awaited Employment Rights Bill along with a ‘Next Steps’ paper outlining plans for future reforms....more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

New Wage Equity Legislation Requires Pay Transparency and Reporting Requirements in Massachusetts

On July 31, 2024, Governor Maura Healy signed into law, An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (H.4890) which requires certain employers to disclose salaries and submit wage data reports to the Commonwealth. The goal of...more

Littler

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and Equal Pay: What the Hit Netflix Show Tells UK Employers

Littler on

The concept of “work of equal value” is, at its simplest, a comparison between jobs that might seem very different but when distilled down, are actually of equal value to the employer. “Value” is a concept that has been...more

Hinckley Allen

Massachusetts Adopts Wage Equity and Pay Transparency Legislation: What Employers Need to Know

Hinckley Allen on

On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law the “Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act” (H.4890 or the “Act”). The legislature drafted this new act to enhance wage equity and transparency across the...more

FordHarrison

District of Columbia and Maryland Address Pay Disparity Through New Transparency Laws

FordHarrison on

Executive Summary: Washington, D.C. and Maryland recently enacted pay transparency and wage history laws. In passing these laws, the two jurisdictions join a growing number of states including California, Colorado, Illinois,...more

Jones Day

Pay Equity and Transparency: Expanding Obligations for U.S. Employers with EU Operations

Jones Day on

The Situation: While U.S. states continue to legislate pay equity and transparency obligations, significant changes are on the horizon in the European Union that will impact U.S. companies with sizeable operations there. The...more

Littler

UK: What Do Labour's Current Employment Law Proposals Mean for Employers?

Littler on

As the UK general election, which must happen before the end of January 2025, approaches, we delve into the potential implications of a Labour government on employment law in Great Britain (Note, employment law is devolved to...more

Littler

Pay Transparency: Is Change Afoot in the UK?

Littler on

With the deadline for gender pay gap reporting in the UK having just passed in early April, we explore some of the broader pay gap reporting, pay equity and pay transparency developments, and predict how these wider external...more

Littler

April Roundup: Key Changes to Rates, Pensions and Employment Law in England and Wales

Littler on

The new tax year is swiftly approaching, along with new statutory rates, limits and changes to employment law in England and Wales that HR practitioners should be aware of....more

Ius Laboris

Brazil’s new pay equality law: the practicalities

Ius Laboris on

The gender pay gap has recently been addressed in Brazil by legislation and two subsequent administrative directives. We take a look at how those initiatives might work in practice....more

FordHarrison

District of Columbia Joins Trend Toward Greater Pay Transparency

FordHarrison on

Executive Summary: On January 12, 2024, the District of Columbia amended the Pay Transparency Act of 2014, joining a growing list of states, counties, and localities to implement more a more expansive pay transparency law....more

Littler

Pay Transparency Arrives at the Nation’s Capital

Littler on

The District of Columbia will soon join an ever-growing list of jurisdictions that require employers to disclose compensation on job postings.  In addition to pay scale disclosure, the District of Columbia Wage Transparency...more

Ius Laboris

New pay equality rules in Brazil

Ius Laboris on

New regulations have been issued strengthening Brazil’s equal pay framework. On 3 July 2023 Brazil passed a new Gender Pay Gap Law, which, for the first time, will oblige companies with more than 100 employees to report...more

Littler

British Columbia Pay Transparency Regulation Provides Information on Preparing Pay Transparency Reports

Littler on

By way of Order in Council approved and ordered on October 23, 2023, British Columbia’s Pay Transparency Regulation (Regulation) was made. The Regulation provides information about how pay transparency reports are to be...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Colorado Releases Proposed Updates to Equal Pay Act Regulations

Epstein Becker & Green on

As anticipated, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has published proposed updates to its Equal Pay Transparency Rules (the “Updated EPT Rules”), which implement the Colorado legislature’s recent amendments...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Update on the Pay Transparency Act: British Columbia Government Finally Transparent with Employers on Reporting Requirements

Stikeman Elliott LLP on

The British Columbia government has released long-awaited details on pay transparency reporting. This blog supplements our initial post describing the Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”). Further, employers are reminded that the...more

Ius Laboris

New pay transparency rules in British Columbia

Ius Laboris on

The Canadian province of British Columbia has introduced measures that prohibit employers from asking job applicants for pay history information. Employers will also be required to publish pay information in job postings and...more

Ius Laboris

Pay Transparency Directive: what is a Joint Pay Assessment?

Ius Laboris on

The Pay Transparency Directive will bring gender pay gap reporting to the entire EU and introduce sweeping changes to the equal pay landscape. A key part of the package of measures is the mandatory ‘Joint Pay Assessment’....more

Ius Laboris

Pay Transparency Directive FAQs

Ius Laboris on

The Pay Transparency Directive will create new gender pay gap reporting obligations throughout the EU. In this article, we answer some frequently asked questions about this new legislation....more

Littler

Japan Addresses the Wage Gap by Requiring Gender Pay Gap Disclosure

Littler on

This summer many Japanese companies took their first legally required steps toward joining the growing global movement to address gender inequality and promote equal opportunities in the workforce. The Act on Promotion of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Updated Pay Transparency Guidance for Colorado Employers Released – More Forthcoming

With amendments to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) set to take effect on January 1, 2024 (the “2024 Amendments”), the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“CDLE”) has started the process of...more

Littler

Hawaii Enacts Pay Transparency Law and Broadens Equal Pay Law

Littler on

On July 3, 2023, Hawaii joined eight other states, as well as eight cities/counties, by enacting SB 1057, which requires that certain job listings disclose the hourly rate or salary range that “reasonably reflects the actual...more

Hogan Lovells

Guidance for UK employers on voluntary ethnicity pay gap reporting

Hogan Lovells on

In March 2022, the UK government confirmed that it would not require employers to report their ethnicity pay gaps because it was unwilling to impose new business burdens. However, it wanted to encourage reporting and...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Closing the Gap: British Columbia Proposes New Pay Transparency Legislation

Stikeman Elliott LLP on

On March 7, 2023, the British Columbia government introduced Bill 13, the Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”), designed to help close the province’s gender pay gap by imposing new disclosure and reporting obligations on certain...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Pay Transparency Law Updates: Hiring in 2023

Recent legislative action across the country suggests that expanding pay transparency requirements will continue to be a major issue for employers to navigate in 2023. Three states—Illinois, Rhode Island, and...more

44 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide