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UPDATE: Washington Amends Wage Transparency Law, Offering Five-Day Window To Correct Job Postings

On Tuesday, May 20, Washington Gov. Robert Ferguson signed an important amendment to the Equal Pay Act that grants employers at least temporary reprieve from liability for a job posting that fails to comply with the act's...more

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Washington Legislature Loosens the Equal Pay Opportunity Act Vise on Employers

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The Washington State legislature recently passed SB 5408, amending the Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (“EPOA”). The EPOA was originally enacted to decrease the gender wage gap by requiring employers to include the salary range...more

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Tracking the Latest Pay Transparency Trends: 5 Compliance Tips for Employers

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The federal government made headlines last week by rolling back a slew of workplace obligations, but employers should be prepared for heightened requirements at the state and local level. Indeed, blue states are expected to...more

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Illinois Pay Transparency Requirements Arrive

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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

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Important Update for Massachusetts Employers: February 1, 2025 Wage Data Reporting Deadline

Earlier this year, Massachusetts enacted a new law entitled an Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (the “Act”). Under the Act, employers must disclose certain salary and wage information in job postings and...more

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Illinois’ New Pay Transparency Law: Part 2 – Coverage

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The new pay transparency requirements under the Illinois Equal Pay Act apply to all employers with 15 or more employees. This figure includes all employees, full- or part-time, within or outside of Illinois....more

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Illinois Employers: Prepare for New Pay Transparency Requirements

On January 1, 2025, amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will add Illinois to the list of states requiring employers to align with pay transparency and promotion posting requirements. Most employers in Illinois will be...more

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Illinois Department of Labor Gives Long-Awaited Guidance on January 1, 2025 Pay Transparency Requirements

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Less than a month before the changes are set to go into effect, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has given employers some guidance on how the department will be enforcing the new requirements and published the poster...more

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Massachusetts Joins the Pay Transparency Game and Ups the Ante with New Reporting Requirements

On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill that makes Massachusetts the 11th state to mandate pay transparency, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada,...more

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Massachusetts Enacts New Pay Transparency Requirements for Employers

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On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (the Pay Transparency Act), which will implement pay-transparency requirements for certain employers. The new...more

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Does federal immigration law preempt state pay transparency laws? (UPDATED 8/14/24)

Massachusetts has recently enacted its own pay transparency statute. These statutes vary from state to state, but they generally require that employers disclose the actual salary or salary range that the applicant or internal...more

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Massachusetts Joins Growing List of States Requiring Pay Transparency in Job Postings

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed into law “An Act Relative to Salary Pay Range Transparency,” requiring employers with at least 25 employees to include pay range information in job postings and advertisements....more

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

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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

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Compliance With District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Pay Transparency Law Begins June 30, 2024

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The District of Columbia successfully amended its wage transparency laws, bringing employers a June 30, 2024, compliance date for the new pay and benefit transparency obligations. The District of Columbia passed the Wage...more

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Pay Transparency Comes to Maryland: 6 Key Takeaways and What You Should Do Next

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Maryland is the latest state to jump on the pay transparency bandwagon after Gov. Wes Moore signed new “wage range” requirements into law last month. Beginning October 1, Maryland employers must include salary and benefits...more

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Maryland Amends Pay Transparency Law to Require Wage Range Disclosure in Job Postings

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed into law a bill that will expand Maryland employers’ pay transparency obligations. Effective October 1, 2024, employers must disclose in public or internal job...more

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Maryland Joins Growing Number of States Requiring Salary Disclosures in Job Postings

Under new legislation amending Maryland’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, employers in the state will be required, as of Oct. 1, to include certain wage information in both public and internal job postings and advertisements....more

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New Pay Transparency Law: Maryland Follows Growing Trend

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On April 25, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law a new set of pay transparency requirements for all Maryland employers that will take effect on October 1, 2024. The Wage Range Transparency Act imposes new...more

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Maryland Poised to Continue Trend of Jurisdictions Mandating Pay Transparency in Job Postings

Maryland is seeking to become the latest jurisdiction to require companies to disclose pay in job postings. On March 29, 2024, the Maryland Senate approved House Bill 649, Labor and Employment – Equal Pay for Equal Work –...more

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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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“Show Me the Money”: Pay equity and transparency in the workplace

Today is National Equal Pay Day. They say that the average woman has to work from January 1, 2023, through March 12, 2024, to make as much money as a man who worked only in calendar year 2023. While there are many...more

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Federal Contractors Would Need to Display Salary Ranges Under Proposed Pay Transparency Rule: Here’s What You Need to Know

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The Biden administration recently announced new pay transparency measures intending to reduce wage gaps based on gender and race. The White House unveiled these new efforts on January 29, which marked the 15th anniversary of...more

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Federal Contractors Can Soon Anticipate Rules on Pay Transparency and Salary History for Applicants and Employees

On December 4, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council submitted a proposed rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. On...more

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Pay Transparency Arrives at the Nation’s Capital

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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

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

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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

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