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The California Fair Pay Act

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California’s Fair Pay Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2016, prohibits private employers from paying male and female employees at different wage rates for substantially similar work. This standard is both more stringent...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

How to Prepare for the New California Fair Pay Act

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Changes in the Act will increase the difficulty employers face in justifying pay differentials. On October 6, 2015, Governor Brown signed into law the California Fair Pay Act. The California Fair Pay Act amends Labor...more

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Bipartisan CA Paycheck Fairness Bill Aims to Enhance Pay Equality and End Salary Secrecy

Wait. Doesn’t California already have an equal pay law? Well, yes. In fact, California has prohibited wage discrimination on the basis of sex since 1949, long before pay discrimination was prohibited by federal law. However,...more

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California Legislature Passes Fair Pay Act Aimed at Closing Pay Gap Between Men and Women

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Citing the pay gap between men and women in California, and noting that the gap increases for women of color, the California Legislature recently passed a bill that would prohibit employers from paying an employee at wage...more

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