Equal Pay

Lilly Ledbetter and the Fight to Equal Pay
October 29, 2024
On October 14, 2024, Lilly Ledbetter, an unintentional icon in the fight for equal pay, passed away at the age of 86.  Ledbetter filed a lawsuit in 1999 that sparked an equal pay movement throughout the United States.
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FAQ on the EU Pay Transparency Directive and the UK’s gender pay gap reporting regime
September 3, 2024
On 6 June 2023, the European Pay Transparency Directive (EU) 2023/970 came into force, setting new minimum requirements for pay transparency across the EU.
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Massachusetts Adopts Pay Transparency Law: What Employers Need to Know
August 5, 2024
Last week, Massachusetts joined a growing list of states with pay transparency laws when Governor Maura Healy signed “An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency” into law.
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Is Your Company Inadvertently Violating Other States’ Wage Transparency Laws?
May 27, 2024
In this blog, we will address another hot topic in employment law, pay transparency and potential liability for non-compliance with other states’ laws.
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Illinois to Mandate Equal Pay and Benefits, New Notice and Safety Requirements for Many Temporary Workers
July 10, 2023
Under a new amendment to the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, Illinois employers and staffing agencies will be required to provide temporary workers pay and benefits equal to certain directly-hired employees after 90 days of employment.
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Oregon: Legislature Considering Exclusion of Hiring / Retention Bonuses from Equal Pay Act
March 22, 2023
The Oregon Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from discriminating between employees in the payment of wages or other compensation for work of a comparable character unless the wage differential is based on certain bona fide factors.
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The EEOC Speaks: Pay Discrimination – the EPA v. Title VII
May 10, 2022
A recent Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law article is just chock full of interesting tidbits about pay discrimination – a topic of particular focus for the Biden administration.
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Pay Equity – What’s Good for the Gander is Good for the Goose?
January 19, 2022
Determining pay based on gender is wrong.
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