Tagged: equal pay

Employment / Litigation

U.S. Equal Pay and Pay Transparency Laws Are Getting More Complex

Several U.S. states have been adopting more complex pay transparency laws and stricter equal pay statutes that prohibit employers from paying two employees differently to perform the same role based on factors such as race or gender. While these two types of laws are different, they go hand in hand since pay transparency laws require employers to disclose the very information that tips off employees (and plaintiffs’ attorneys) to the facts necessary to bring equal pay claims. Companies looking to hire in the U.S. must become familiar with these laws or face substantial statutory penalties and civil liability. Equal Pay Laws Most U.S. states have some form of equal pay law. Many U.S....

Employment

States Expand Pay Transparency Requirements, Including for Remote Job Postings

In order to address income disparities and employer discrimination, a growing number of jurisdictions in the U.S. have implemented salary transparency laws that not only require disclosure of certain salary information during the hiring process upon request, but require public disclosure of salary ranges in all posted job advertisements.  Canadian companies with U.S. employees should familiarize themselves with such laws and consider implementing a uniform policy for salary transparency as more and more states start requiring affirmative wage disclosures. Most recently, Washington State amended its Equal Pay and Opportunity Act to require employers to affirmatively disclose in job postings a wage range, plus any other benefits or compensation to be offered, regardless of...