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Jessica Joseph is an associate and litigation attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP.
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Legislative changes and recruiting demands may finally force employers to pull back the curtain on their compensation strategies.
Some states are enacting laws that may help equalize pay, but it may not be enough.
The high court said judges “are appointed for life, not for eternity,” in setting aside a pay-discrimination ruling written by a jurist who died a week and a half before the decision was issued.
In a move that reversed the court’s own previous ruling, an 11-judge panel held that a woman’s salary history can never be used as a basis for paying her less.
Employers will need to remain up-to-date on salary history bans, equal income standards and transparency provisions.
