The courts are making it increasingly difficult for employers to prevail on equal pay discrimination claims based on the “factor other than sex” affirmative defense. One recent example is the decision in EEOC v. Maryland Ins. Admin., 879 F.3d 114 (4th Cir. 2018), from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. There
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Crossing the Pay Gap: Tips for Employers Considering Pay Adjustments to Achieve Pay Equity
By Bianca N. Iozzia on
Posted in Pay Equity
With the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements re-energizing the focus on #EqualPay, employers increasingly may find themselves facing questions about how they are paying employees and what they are doing to help close the pay gap. A growing number of companies are adjusting their compensation programs to address pay equity concerns. In recent months, several large…
Countdown to New Jersey’s Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act
By Bianca N. Iozzia & K. Joy Chin on
Posted in Pay Equity
On July 1, 2018, only ten days from now, the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (Act) goes into effect, broadening New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to promote equal pay for all employees covered under the law.
The Act, considered one of the most comprehensive and pro-employee equal pay laws in the nation, significantly…