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Trends in Pay Equity - Developments in California, New York, Massachusetts and Nationwide
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
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
Fresh off this year’s Valentine’s Day deadline, employers with California workers have a new round of imminent compliance dates that require prompt attention. ...more
Quick reminder that California’s pay data reporting deadline is quickly approaching. Any employer with 100 or more, with at least one worker in California must comply with the state’s updated reporting requirements by May 8,...more
Starting on March 1, 2024, Columbus will join over 40 states, counties, and cities, including Cincinnati and Toledo, in prohibiting employers from asking applicants about wage rates or salary history. The Columbus ordinance’s...more
The CRD (California Civil Rights Department, formerly known as the DFEH) published “Important Announcements for the 2023 Reporting Year” with new resources (guides, templates, training slides, responses to FAQs), and...more
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
In Eisenhauer v. Culinary Institute of America, No. 21-2919-CV (2d Cir. Oct. 17, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified that the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) does not require employers to show that a...more
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
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
In recent years, workplace pay equity has become a priority for many states and cities, as seen by the growing number of pay transparency laws being implemented across the country. In turn, pay equity has become a critical...more
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
In 2021, Colorado became the first state to enact a law requiring employers to list a salary range and benefits on job postings. This expansive law applied to any employer with one or more workers based in Colorado, and it...more
The Illinois Department of Labor recently published final regulations governing the new requirements for employers to comply with the Illinois Equal Pay Act Amendments (the “EPA Amendments”) signed into law by Governor...more
These days, more and more lawmakers are looking to regulate the amount of salary information employers are required to provide job applicants. On January 1, 2023, California, Rhode Island, and Washington State all had new...more
As many employers already know, California imposes several restrictions concerning pay disclosures. Labor Code Section 432.3 prohibits employers from inquiring into and relying on an applicant’s salary history and further...more
Beginning January 1, 2023, California will join a minority of jurisdictions that impose significant pay transparency requirements on employers. California’s law, however, goes further than existing mandates in Colorado, New...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
New York’s soon-to-be-effective pay transparency law (Int. No. 134-A) will require New York employers, employment agencies, and employees or agents of these entities to disclose the salary ranges for open positions in job...more
Alabama became the forty-ninth state to adopt equal pay legislation on June 11, 2019, with the enactment of the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act (CFEPA). The CFEPA, effective September 1, 2019, substantially tracks...more
As discussed in our previous alert, the Illinois legislature amended the State's Equal Pay Act to require businesses with more than 100 employees to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (“Registration Certificate”)...more
New York State - On June 3, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill 4927, which if enacted would require employers to include a salary range and position description in each job advertisement. The statewide...more
Effective March 24, 2022, the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) was amended to require private businesses with more than 100 employees in Illinois to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) by March 23, 2024, and...more
In an effort to close what is viewed as a persistent pay gap, Washington has amended its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) for the second time to require employers to include wage and benefit information in their job...more
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves recently signed a new equal pay law into effect in an effort to reduce the wage gap between men and women in the state. The “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act,” signed on April 20 and taking effect...more