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Pay Transparency and a Ban on Consideration of Employee Compensation History for Federal Contractors on the 15th Anniversary of...

This January marked the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, providing a good moment for the federal government to propose new rules aimed at increasing gender pay equity in federal contracting and...more

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Proposed Rule That Will Require Federal Contractors and Subcontractors to Disclose Compensation Data in Job Postings and Prohibit...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Twenty-four hours after the White House marked the 15th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, by announcing a set of actions designed to support equal pay principles for workers of federal...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Proposed Rule Seeks to Mandate Pay Transparency and Ban Using Salary History for Federal Contractors

On January 29, 2024, the Biden administration issued a Proposed Rule that would prohibit federal contractors from seeking and considering compensation history when making employment decisions and require contractors to...more

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Salary Transparency and Prohibiting Use of Salary History on the Horizon for Federal Contractors

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On January 29, the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, President Joe Biden announced initiatives aimed at achieving pay equity for the federal workforce and employees of federal contractors. ...more

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Biden Administration Announces Actions Aimed at Advancing Pay Equity for the Federal Workforce and Federal Contractor Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced actions to support the equal pay principles set forth by Executive Orders 14035 and 14069. These actions will impact federal contractors and...more

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Biden Administration Proposes New Pay Inquiry and Transparency Requirements For Contractors

On January 29, 2024, the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Biden Administration announced that it would be taking new actions to implement the Executive Order on Advancing Economy,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Old Comment on Need for Higher Starting Salary Revives Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act allows plaintiffs to pursue equal pay claims based on prior actions that continue to have a negative effect on their salaries. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant...more

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Seventh Circuit Decision May Portend Increase in Equal Pay Act Claims for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Employers

On January 5, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Kellogg v. Ball State University that expanded the scope of potential evidence plaintiffs may rely on to support their Equal Pay Act...more

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Taking a Look Back: How Employment Law Issues Entering 2010 Impacted the Past Decade - Labor & Employment Newsletter

As the calendar has turned not only to a new year, but also to a new decade, many commentators have offered predictions on employment law issues that will impact the next 10 years. We thought it might be interesting to take a...more

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#10YearChallenge: How Much of a Difference Has a Decade Made in Employment Law?

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Early in 2019, social media feeds, from Instagram to Twitter and Facebook, were filled with “10-Year Challenge” posts. To participate, users posted side-by-side pictures from 2009 and 2019, respectively, with...more

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Beltway Buzz - February 2019

Shutdown Fallout. Shortly after last week’s Buzz was issued, President Trump signed legislation to reopen the federal government after 35 days of a partial government shutdown. The short-term deal restores partial government...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Equal Pay Audits: Current State of the Law

On September 20, 2018, Skadden hosted the webinar “Equal Pay Audit: Current State of the Law.” The panelists were Karen Corman, Skadden labor and employment partner; Robin Quittell, managing director, chief human resources...more

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Beltway Buzz - December, 2017 #3

Washington, D.C., in December is known for its holiday parties, where lobbyists and Hill denizens gather to stab food with toothpicks and knock back cheap—and sometimes not-so-cheap—drinks. Despite all this partying, people...more

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Pay Equality: Law, Litigation, and the Gathering of Pay Data

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Pay equity issues are hot. President Obama has made pay equity one of the hallmarks of his administration by signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, establishing the National Equal Pay Task Force, and championing the fight...more

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Pay Equity FAQs: Answers to the Questions That Keep You Up at Night

As employers are learning about the many trends and changes that are bringing pay equity issues to the fore, they are asking questions regarding what they can do to protect themselves from potential liability. This article...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - April 2016

Supreme Court Gives Stamp of Approval to Representative Statistical Evidence - Why it matters - In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the use of representative statistical evidence for...more

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Equal Pay for Equal Work – Recent Proposals at the EEOC and in Pennsylvania

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The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (the “Act”) was signed into law on January 29, 2009. In short, the Act states that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing a lawsuit regarding pay discrimination resets with each...more

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New Jersey Legislature Fist Pumps for Pay Equity

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On Monday, the New Jersey Assembly approved a pay equity bill that would amend the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to strengthen protections against pay discrimination in the workplace. The bill already passed the...more

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EEOC Proposes to Require Employers to Report Pay Data for Employees

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For several years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and others have raised concerns about unequal pay for women and minorities. These concerns led to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and are still being...more

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EEOC Seeks To Address Pay Disparity By Collecting Pay Data From Federal Contractors And Large Employers

In conjunction with the Obama Administration’s commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on January 29, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced plans to...more

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EEOC Announces Proposed Changes to EEO-1 Report Requiring Large Employers to Report Pay Data

On January 29, 2016, the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a proposed revision to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) that will require private employers, including federal contractors, with...more

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EEOC to Require Pay Data From Employers Starting in 2017

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In an on-going effort to close the pay gap for women and minorities, on January 29, 2016, the Obama Administration announced that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will now require federal contractors...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: February 2016

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Equal pay and EEO-1 reports made headlines last Friday as the EEOC and the White House celebrated the 7th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Act. The EEOC announced a proposed new requirement for federal contractors and...more

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EEOC Announces Plan to Begin Collecting Pay Data on EEO-1 Reports

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced last Friday a proposed rule that will require all employers with 100 or more employees to report pay and hours based on their employees' race and gender. The rule...more

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US Department of Labor Implements Final Rule Requiring Pay Transparency Among Federal Contractors

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Executive Order 13665, signed by President Obama on April 8, 2014, prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against employees or applicants because they inquire about or discuss their compensation...more

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