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Trends in Pay Equity - Developments in California, New York, Massachusetts and Nationwide
Despite a growing patchwork of pay transparency laws, the gender pay gap in the United States remains mostly stagnant. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), enacted as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, prohibits...more
New pay transparency requirements took effect January 1, 2025, in Illinois. Under amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (the Act), employers must now include in any job posting for covered roles the...more
Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Vermont have each enacted pay transparency laws which are effective in 2025 and Illinois amended its Equal Pay Act to include pay transparency requirements effective as of January 1,...more
Originally enacted in 2003, the Illinois Equal Pay Act (the “Act”) has undergone several amendments over the years to strengthen its provisions and promote fair pay practices across the state. As we first described last year,...more
Illinois employers will soon be required to reveal salary information in job postings, thanks to a new law that will take effect on January 1. Amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will require covered organizations to...more
Many employers are now turning to the year-end performance review process and making decisions about bonuses, raises, and incentives for employees — which makes this an ideal time to audit your pay practices and fix any...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Beginning on January 1, 2025, Illinois will join the list of states that are requiring greater transparency in both the job opportunities available in the state as well as the pay for those jobs. The...more
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law HB 3129, an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act that changes how employers can advertise for position openings in Illinois, on August 11, 2023. The amendment goes into effect January...more
Illinois employers will be required to reveal salary information in job postings thanks to a new law that was just finalized by the governor. On August 11, Governor Pritzker passed into law amendments to the Illinois Equal...more
The employment law landscape can shift quickly to keep up with our rapidly evolving world of work. You can be better prepared by anticipating changes that could impact your business. Below are three areas in which legal...more
As we previously reported here last fall, California enacted a pay transparency law (SB 1162) requiring employers with 15 or more employees to disclose pay scales in job postings beginning January 1, 2023. The Labor...more
The new year is here and brings a number of states with new pay transparency requirements for employers, some of which impact job postings. Proponents believe these laws will level the playing field, allowing all candidates...more
Effective January 1, 2023, Washington employers must comply with SB 5761, commonly known as Washington’s Pay Transparency Law, signed by Governor Jay Inslee on March 30, 2022. SB 5761 amends Washington’s Equal Pay and...more
As of early November 2022, employers in New York City must disclose salary information in their job postings as part of its recent pay transparency law, as passed by New York’s City Council. This is part of a growing trend of...more
I. Introduction - The pay gap – or paying women and other historically marginalized groups less for the same or substantially similar work – has long been in the media spotlight. But as employees, boards, consumers, and...more
Washington Governor Jay Inslee, on March 30, 2022, signed into law amendments to the state’s Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (EPOA Amendments), which soon will require most Washington employers to include pay ranges and...more
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, SB19-085 (the Equal Pay Act), went into effect on January 1, 2021. Colorado’s new law follows a string of laws in other states seeking to expand the protections related to equal pay,...more
Along with a host of other laws across the country, Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“Act”) went into effect on January 1, 2021. Among other measures, the Act requires all employers—located anywhere in the United...more
Employers operating, even on a limited basis, in Colorado should be aware of Colorado’s recent wage disparity and discrimination bill, which takes effect in 2021 and imposes widespread requirements related to record-keeping,...more
The Second Circuit ruled this month in Lenzi v. Systemax, Inc. that “Title VII does not require a showing of unequal pay for equal work.” Drawing a line between the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) and Title VII, the court held that...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an unusual opinion considering an issue raised by the plaintiff for the first time on appeal, the Second Circuit clarifies that unlike under the Equal Pay Act, Title VII plaintiffs need not show “equal...more
On July 31, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0177, which, for the second time this year, amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (“IEPA”).1 The most recent amendments are consistent with trends seen in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 31, 2019, the Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB0834 into law, amending the state’s Equal Pay Act. The amendments toughen the state’s pay equity protections and includes a salary history...more
On March 8, 2019, all 28 players on the women’s national team, initiated a proposed class and collective action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the United States Soccer...more
On June 11, 2019 Governor Kay Ivey signed the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act into law. The new law makes Alabama the 49th state to enact a state law against wage inequality. HB225 was sponsored by Representative Adline Clarke...more