Equal Pay Day And The US Pay Equity Landscape Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the current year women must work, on average, to reach the same level of compensation that male workers earned in the prior year in the United States. Falling on April 2, this year, 17 days earlier than in 2005, Equal Pay…
In case you’ve missed it in the headlines, there have been some developments in recent weeks, some of which are actually favorable for employers and business! Here are the highlights: Public Sector Union Fees Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Janus v. AFSCME, dealing a…
Fueled by the need of legislators to politicize the “me-too” movement, there has been a lot of media attention in recent months on proposed legislation in many states to limit arbitration and/or confidentiality of sexual harassment-related claims. California, like several other states, has…
On Tuesday, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a six-month pilot program (to be rolled out in the near future) whereby employers can conduct self-audits of their pay practices to determine whether they are violating the FLSA and then report any violations and calculations…
We recently reported on several employment bills that were passed by the California Legislature and sent to the Governor for approval. Most of those bills are still pending the Governor’s review, but he has already signed two bills into law. Those two bills, which relate to the subjects of…
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