- Employees may be compared to co-workers, regardless of where they are employed in the state. Formerly, claims were limited to pay differentials between employees working within the same facility.
- Employers will now have to equalize pay for employees who do “substantially similar work.” Previously comparisons could only be made based on job titles with specific job restrictions and responsibilities.
- The onus has been shifted to employers to justify pay differentials, based on specific stated factors, including a seniority or merit system; piece work or commission-based pay; and other bona fide factors not including sex such as skills, education, training, shift or geography.
“We expect that there will be a very significant number of employee claims filed in the coming year.”
