At the start of 2018, a group of powerful women in Hollywood launched the “Time’s Up” initiative to counter systemic sexual harassment and discrimination and address broader issues affecting women, including fair pay in the workplace. In support of its goals, the initiative includes a legal defense fund to help women protect themselves from sexual
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Vetoes Wage History Legislation
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed legislation that would have prohibited employers from requesting salary history information from prospective employees. As previously reported, the prohibition would have been enacted through amendments to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. In vetoing the bill, Governor Christie reaffirmed his commitment to ending wage discrimination but
Will New Jersey Be Next to Jump on the (Wage History) “Ban” Wagon?
New Jersey is moving closer to enacting a law that would prohibit employers from inquiring about applicants’ salary histories. The bill, passed in the Democratic-controlled state Assembly and now the state Senate, is one of several similar bills that have passed or are being considered across the country. Governor Chris Christie now will decide whether
Group of Senators Request Rescission of EEOC Pay Disclosure Rule
As employers eagerly await the fate of the EEOC’s pay disclosure rule, a group of senators asked the Trump administration to unwind the rule.
In September 2016, the EEOC issued a final rule amending the EEO-1 report to require employers with at least 100 employees include in the EEO-1 reports W-2 pay and hours worked