Benefits Think 3 pay equity trends to watch in 2018
Employers will need to remain up-to-date on salary history bans, equal income standards and transparency provisions.
Nakimuli O. Davis-Primer
Baker Donelson
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Benefits Think 3 pay equity trends to watch in 2018
Employers will need to remain up-to-date on salary history bans, equal income standards and transparency provisions.
Nakimuli O. Davis-Primer
Baker Donelson
Google sued for allegedly paying women less than male peers
Google Inc. was accused in a class-action lawsuit of systematically paying male employees more than their female counterparts, adding the internet giant to a growing list of technology companies sued for gender discrimination.
Pay equity compliance becoming more burdensome
With a patchwork of laws mapping across the country, remaining compliant in compensation practices is becoming even more challenging.
Pay equity compliance becoming more burdensome
With a patchwork of laws mapping across the country, remaining compliant in compensation practices is becoming even more challenging.
Court rules gender pay gap legal based on prior salaries
An appeals court’s recent decision allows employers to legally pay women less than men for the same work based on differences in workers’ previous pay.
Court rules gender pay gap legal based on prior salaries
An appeals court’s recent decision allows employers to legally pay women less than men for the same work based on differences in workers’ previous pay.
Philadelphia becomes first city to bar employers from asking about wage history
Supporters say the bill will help close the wage gap, but some employers such as Comcast are fighting back.
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo signs executive orders to eliminate wage gap
The orders will strengthen equal pay protections in New York by prohibiting all state agencies and departments from evaluating candidates based on prior salary.
Financial gap between women, men narrowing
According to research from Financial Finesse, female employees are making positive changes to their finances and closing the gap with their male counterparts across generations.
Employers tackling fair pay practices
New data shows only about half of employers in the U.S. have a plan in place to ensure fair pay practices.
Financial gap between women, men narrowing
According to research from Financial Finesse, female employees are making positive changes to their finances and closing the gap with their male counterparts across generations.
Employers tackling fair pay practices
New data shows only about half of employers in the U.S. have a plan in place to ensure fair pay practices.
Benefits Think Top 10 employment-law challenges Trump faces
It’s official: Donald Trump will soon be our nation’s 45th president. Now the work begins to forecast what the next four years will bring.
10 steps to take now in advance of the DOL’s overtime rule
These actions, including identifying exempt jobs and overtime patterns, will help employers prepare for the final regulations taking effect Dec. 1.
10 jobs with the widest gender pay gaps
In the U.S., women on average earn around 21% less than men, a figure that amounts to women earning roughly 79 cents, on average, for each dollar earned by men in the labor market. Here is a look at some of the industries with the widest gender pay gaps, based on Glassdoor data.
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Phil Albinus
Benefits Think Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order moving forward and the NLRB is on board
Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule is currently on track for publication, possibly as soon as August 2016, and is likely to be implemented before the end of the year, absent intervention from the legislature or judiciary.
Carmen N. Decot
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order moving forward and the NLRB is on board
Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule is currently on track for publication, possibly as soon as August 2016, and is likely to be implemented before the end of the year, absent intervention from the legislature or judiciary.
Carmen N. Decot
Foley & Lardner
Verizon, unions reach agreement on contract ending strike
The union won concessions on pension benefits and temporary work assignments while the company made gains on reducing benefits costs by modifying employee healthcare plans.
California leading equal pay changes sweeping the U.S.
New compensation equity legislation in the state shifts the onus onto employers to justify salary differentials based on specific factors.
