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New York State to Expand Protections Against Discriminatory Pay Practices

By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant and Arielle E. Kobetz on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
UPDATE: Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law on July 10, 2019.  The law will take effect on October 8, 2019. The New York State legislature has passed a bill that, if signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, will expand pay protections by requiring employers to provide employees with equal pay for “substantially similar” work … Continue Reading

Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Guidance on Updated Pay Equity Law

By Mark W. Batten, Samantha Regenbogen Manelin and Laura Franks on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Hiring/Background Checks, Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General recently issued guidance on the new amendments to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (“MEPA”), effective July 1, 2018. Although the guidance is extremely detailed and should be reviewed in full, employers should take note of the following details: Coverage The MEPA and amendments are substantial in scope, covering … Continue Reading

Oregon Expands Pay Equity Protections

By Guy Brenner and Amy Blackwood on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Oregon recently enacted the Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017 (H.B. 2005) (the “Act”). The Act broadly expands Oregon’s existing equal pay protections and imposes new restrictions on Oregon employers’ use of salary histories in recruiting employees and setting compensation. Key Elements of the Act: Currently, Oregon requires only equal pay between “the sexes.” Under … Continue Reading

The New Jersey Senate Passes Proposed Equal Pay Legislation

By Allan Bloom and Esther Pak on Posted in Wage and Hour
On February 11, 2016, the New Jersey Senate passed  Bill S992, which seeks to supplement New Jersey’s current equal pay law and amend the State’s Law Against Discrimination. As discussed in our previous blog post, similar laws went into effect in New York and California this year. On the Federal level, the EEOC announced in … Continue Reading

New York and California Equal Pay Laws Set to Take Effect in New Year

By Evandro Gigante and Yonatan Grossman-Boder on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Workplace Policies and Procedures
New equal pay laws are coming into effect in 2016 in both New York and California. The New York law, passed as part of the Women’s Equality Agenda, will come into effect on January 19, 2016, and the California law will become effective on January 1, 2016. Both new laws enact broader prohibitions on wage … Continue Reading

Governor Cuomo Signs Women’s Equality Agenda; New Law Strengthens Equal Pay Protections

By Allan Bloom, Evandro Gigante and Yonatan Grossman-Boder on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Workplace Policies and Procedures
On October 21, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a group of eight laws, called the Women’s Equality Agenda, which expand protections for women in the workplace in New York. The act will become effective on January 19, 2016. The new laws give stronger protections to employees by amending existing laws to provide expanded equal pay … Continue Reading

Gender Pay Gap – What Are Companies Doing?

By Katharine Parker on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Workplace Policies and Procedures
It is no secret to our readers that the EEOC and the OFCCP have prioritized compensation discrimination issues as an enforcement priority.  The general public, and hence employees, are also keenly aware of pay discrimination issues.  From Sheryl Sandberg’s and Nell Scovell’s “Lean In” book and “Lean In Circles” to the John Oliver skit on the … Continue Reading
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