During President Trump’s first joint address to Congress, a group of democratic female Representatives wore “suffragette white” to shine the spotlight on issues related to women, including #equalpay. Congresswoman Katherine Clark from Massachusetts, who participated in the unified message, posted on her twitter account, “We’re wearing suffragette white at #JointSession as a pledge to fight…

The California Fair Pay Act (CFPA) took effect a little over a year ago (January 2016) but already has been expanded to:

• Prohibit the use of salary history alone to justify differences in pay; and
• Prohibit pay differences based on race and ethnicity (in addition to gender) between employees performing substantially similar work.

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Almost two months after signing sweeping employment law reform, Governor Ricardo Rosselló has signed Puerto Rico Act No. 16 of March 8, 2017, known as the “Puerto Rico Equal Pay Act.” Act 16 is effective immediately.

Although modeled after the federal Equal Pay Act, Act 16 goes further, limiting instances in which employers can…

Utah state senator, Jake Anderegg (R-Lehi), has introduced a multifaceted bill (S.B. 210)  – the “Employee Performance Act” – requiring equal pay for equal work.  According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Utah is one of six states without an equal pay law.  If passed, the bill would apply to Utah employers with…

Understanding the recent California Fair Pay Act amendments and the rising tide of equal pay claims is “comp”licated. Employers want to ensure they pay employees fairly and without discrimination. The latest broad expansion of California’s Fair Pay Act (CFPA) is making sure employers do that, and more. In January 2016, the CFPA, went into effect…

In March 2016, the New Jersey Legislature gained bipartisan support to pass a new bill on pay equity. The bill, like many being considered by state and local governments, aimed to remedy sex discrimination in the workplace and close the wage gap.

The bill would have changed the law to require equal pay for “substantially …

The case for pay transparency was best epitomized by Lilly Ledbetter, namesake for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. She was unaware her male peers were paid more than her until she received an anonymous note telling her she was earning significantly less money than men in the same position. Since the enactment of the…

One of the Obama Administration’s more subtle and creative efforts to spotlight the gender wage gap essentially relied on peer pressure – the White House Equal Pay Pledge. By signing the Pledge, implemented in June 2016, companies publicly committed to prioritizing pay equity by:

• Acknowledging the critical role businesses must play in reducing the

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