Wage and Hour, Pay Transparency, Discrimination

New Trends in Pay Transparency

Ius Laboris on 12/17/2024

So-called ‘equal pay lawsuits’ are becoming more frequent in Germany. The application of a simplified burden of proof to claims under the Wage Transparency Act by case law makes it difficult for employers to refute an alleged...more

California Labor Commissioner Issues FAQs Clarifying Pay Transparency Law

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/17/2023

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

Virginia’s New Pay Transparency Law

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/16/2020

Virginia has adopted a pay transparency law that prohibits employers from discharging or taking any other retaliatory action against an employee for discussing wages or compensation with another employee. The new law was...more

WPI State of the States: State Legislatures and Governors Turn Up the Heat

Littler on 7/7/2017

As the dog days of summer settle in, most statehouses have closed up shop. Legislatures in approximately 12 states remain in regular session, however, with a couple more active in special session. Roughly 200 labor and...more

WPI State of the States: Legislatures Saw a Flurry of Activity in February

Littler on 3/2/2017

Statehouses across the country continue to propose legislation at a frenzied pace. In February, as in January, more than 500 bills concerning labor and employment issues were either introduced or addressed in some fashion....more

EEOC Ratchets Up Focus On Retaliation: EEOC Publishes First New Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation In Nearly Two Decades

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 2/4/2016

The EEOC seeks public comment on its new Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues, which will supersede the agency’s last-issued guidance on the topic from 1998. The updated guidance addresses several...more

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

Poyner Spruill LLP on 10/13/2015

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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