Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new law on August 11, 2023, that will amend the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) and mandate pay transparency in job postings for most Illinois employers. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2025, and, along with other recent amendments to the IEPA, will have a significant
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Washington State Finalizes 2023 Pay Transparency Requirements
By Sherry L. Talton on
Posted in Pay Equity
Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (LNI) released the final version of its Administrative Policy on the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act to guide employers on the new pay transparency requirements that became effective January 1, 2023.
This policy gives insight into how LNI will interpret, apply, and enforce the new law. Courts can also…
California Clarifies Pay Transparency Rules: What Employers Need to Know
By Christopher T. Patrick & Jacklin Rad on
Posted in Pay Equity
The California Department of Industrial Relations has issued new FAQs to clarify its interpretation of California’s new pay transparency requirements.
Among other updates, the new FAQs provide additional guidance on:
- Coverage. Employers with at least 15 employees – and at least one employee in California – must include the pay scale on job
New York State Governor Signs Statewide Pay Transparency Law
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Effective September 17, 2023, covered employers in New York State will have pay transparency obligations related to job advertisements under legislative bill S.9427-A/A.10477. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill on December 21, 2022.
New York joins other states like California and Washington in enacting pay transparency requirements in 2022. The passage also complicates compliance…
Washington Updates Guidance On 2023 Pay Transparency Requirements
By Sherry L. Talton on
Posted in Pay Equity
Washington State’s Employment Security Department recently released a draft administrative policy with updated guidance on the modified pay transparency requirements beginning January 1, 2023. This draft policy aims to clarify issues raised by stakeholders in the feedback process for the development of the final administrative policy. The draft policy gives some new insight on several…
Pay Transparency Coming Soon to Westchester County, New York
By Susan M. Corcoran on
Posted in Pay Equity
Westchester County’s salary transparency law, amending the local Human Rights Law, is set to take effect November 6, 2022. The County law will require employers (with at least four employees), employment agencies, and labor organizations to include a minimum or maximum salary for a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity in the job posting or…
California Poised to Expand Pay Transparency, Reporting Obligations
By Christopher T. Patrick & Jacklin Rad on
Posted in Pay Equity
A bill to increase pay transparency in California steps closer to becoming law.
Senate Bill 1162, introduced in February and with some amendments since its initial form, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on August 11. Only a few steps are left before it could become law this legislative session: (1) a full Assembly…
NYC Mayor Signs Pay Transparency Law
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New York City Pay Transparency Law to Take Effect in November 2022
By Stacey A. Bastone, K. Joy Chin, Richard I. Greenberg, Daniel J. Jacobs, Michael Jakowsky & Shannon Azzaro on
Posted in Pay Equity
The New York City Council has pushed back implementation of the salary transparency law from May 15, 2022, to November 1, 2022.
On January 15, 2022, New York City enacted legislation requiring all covered employers to include a minimum and maximum salary for the position advertised. The new law was set to go into effect…
Mississippi Pay Equity Bill Crosses Finish Line
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Mississippi Governor, Tate Reeves, had three options. He could have vetoed the state’s pending pay equity bill. He did not.
He could have let it come into effect without action. He passed on this path too.
Instead, on April 20, Governor Reeves signed the bill into law. And now every state in the…