A week ago, President Barack Obama announced further efforts by the White House and EEOC to combat gender pay equality issues. The momentum from last week’s announcement carried its way up the coast from the District of Columbia to the state legislature of New Jersey. Yesterday, New Jersey’s Senate Labor Committee approved Senate Bill 992 … Continue Reading
A little-known (or perhaps forgotten) fact is that the very first bill President Obama signed into law was an employment law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. This law unwound the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and was intended to make it easier for employees to … Continue Reading
The California legislature has amended California’s Fair Pay Act to close the pay gap between men and women. While this law looks tough for employers in California, many companies already have embraced pay equity as an opportunity. Touting pay equity appears to be a new trend as demonstrated by the actions of The Gap, Go … Continue Reading
The beginning of 2016 is a busy year for New York employers. Both the state and New York City have enacted a variety of laws expanding protections for employees. Employers need to review their policies to ensure they are in compliance. NEW YORK STATE Effective January 19, 2016, the New York State Human Rights Law … Continue Reading
One of the hottest UK employment law topics of recent times is that of equal pay. Recent press coverage has focussed on claims that the disparity in pay levels is such that on average women effectively work for free from 9 November each year when compared to the remuneration packages of their male colleagues. A … Continue Reading
The Government has today launched a consultation on its commitment to introduce regulations to require private and voluntary sector businesses with at least 250 employees in Great Britain to publish gender pay gap information. A gender pay gap shows the difference between the average earnings of men and women as a percentage of men’s earnings. … Continue Reading
Thinking before you speak is generally accepted as best practice, particularly if you are speaking in front of a room full of members of the world’s media. Unfortunately Microsoft boss Satya Nadella recently failed to adopt this approach when addressing the question of what advice he would offer women who are not comfortable asking for … Continue Reading
