This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court punted a key Equal Pay Act case back to the Ninth Circuit because the decision’s author, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, passed away shortly before the decision was formally issued.
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Equal/Fair Pay
An Examination of Urgent Employment Issues for HR Executives and In-house Counsel
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST
Please join Hunton & Williams LLP for a complimentary webinar that will address current concerns faced by employers in California. This program, co-sponsored by Welch Consulting, will examine the following issues:
- Fair Pay issues
- Recent PAGA concerns
- “Ban the Box” and
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What Employers Need to Know About “A Day Without A Woman”
By Ryan M. Bates on
Posted in Employment Policies, Equal/Fair Pay
What is the goal of tomorrow’s “A Day Without A Woman”? According to organizers, “[t]he goal is to highlight the economic power and significance that women have in the US and global economies, while calling attention to the economic injustices women and gender nonconforming people continue to face.” Organizers are looking to end workplace discrimination and urge employers to adopt benefits such as paid family leave, sick days, adequate healthcare, fair pay, vacation time, and healthy work environments.…
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New Year, New Developments in Pay Equity Laws
By Emily Burkhardt Vicente on
Posted in Equal/Fair Pay
One month into 2017 and new pay equity laws already are springing up with activity in Philadelphia, New York, and New Orleans. These new developments make it clear that states and localities will continue to proffer their own individualized pay equity laws into 2017.…
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California Seeks to Expand Its Equal Pay Law’s Reach
By Emily Burkhardt Vicente on
When it comes to employee wage equality, California already has one of the most expansive laws in the country, and it is now attempting to go even further. On June 23, the Wage Equality Act of 2016 (“Wage Equality Act”), SB 1063, took one step closer to becoming law as it passed the California State Assembly’s Committee on Labor and Employment.…
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What New York Employers Need To Know About The Women’s Equality Act
By Hunton & Williams LLP on
Posted in Employment Policies, Equal/Fair Pay
On January 19, 2016, a series of bills in New York commonly known as the Women’s Equality Act will take effect. These laws are intended to help achieve pay equity, strengthen human trafficking laws and protections for domestic violence victims, and end pregnancy discrimination in all workplaces, by, among other things:…
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Bill Requiring Equal Pay In California Signed By Governor Brown
By Roland M. Juarez on
In late August, California legislators advanced Senate Bill 358 which aimed to further close gender pay gaps in California. …
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Pay Close Attention To The OFCCP’s Proposed Equal Pay Report Rule
By Hunton & Williams LLP on
Posted in Equal/Fair Pay, OFCCP Developments
The proposed rule will likely increase the cost of defending against equal pay cases for all employers, not just government contractors and subcontractors.…
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Pay Equity Under The Obama Administration: What Do The Latest Executive Actions Mean For Your Company?
By Hunton & Williams LLP on
Posted in Equal/Fair Pay, OFCCP Developments
You’re Invited: Pay Equity Under The Obama Administration. Pay equity for women and minorities has been a priority throughout President Obama’s administration. President Obama has wielded his Executive power with increasing frequency in 2014. President Obama recently issued an Executive Order and a Presidential Memorandum that target the pay practices of federal contractors. Both actions are designed to increase transparency in employee compensation. They may have significant consequences for covered employers.…
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Recent Executive Action Relies on Wage Transparency To Further Pay Equity Agenda
By Hunton & Williams LLP on
On April 8, 2014, in recognition of National Equal Pay Day, President Obama continued to advance his wage equality agenda by focusing on wage transparency through Executive Order on Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information (“Executive Order”) and a Presidential Memorandum entitled “Advancing Pay Equality Through Compensation Data Collection” (“Presidential Memorandum”).
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