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Achieving compliance with pay transparency regulations in job postings can be difficult due to the evolving patchwork of local and state laws. However, recent trends reveal that financial firms are [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: It has been nearly a decade since some states began enacting changes to their equal pay statutes that appeared to some to differentiate those statues from the federal [...]

Byline: Stephanie Ritenbaugh Sep. 2It was pretty obvious there was something wrong with the newspaper job listings. The postings were separated between men and women the latter often advertising lower-paid [...]

Byline: Stephanie Ritenbaugh Sep. 2Phylliss Ewell was a home health aide who loved caring for people in need. She was a single mother who worked two, sometimes three, jobs to [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 3, 2023, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed into law a pay transparency bill that will require employers to disclose in job listings an hourly rate or [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is kicking off a social media video campaign called [...]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has expressed a renewed intention to enforce federal laws prohibiting discrimination in pay amid a reported persistent 'pay gap' between women and men [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth: Ahead of Equal Pay Day on March 14th , U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Washington Senator Patty Murray: Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro: Today, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness [...]

By: Ahrahm Joo, Renzo Pocasangre and Luke Wines Since the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the gender wage gap has been steadily closing but remains a current issue today in [...]

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month. At the [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last year was one of change and recovery for the EEOC as a result of the pandemic and new leadership. With the new leadership regime and structural changes [...]

Byline: Karla L. Miller Regular readers of this column may remember a letter last summer from a female teenage lifeguard who discovered that she was being paid less per hour [...]

Byline: Anne Branigin For the last three years, Mississippi stood alone as the only state in the country that did not have a bill requiring employers to pay workers of [...]

The pay gap - or paying women and other historically marginalized groups less for the same or substantially similar work - has long been in the media spotlight. But as [...]

CDC Issues 'Streamlined' COVID Guidelines On Aug. 11, the CDC announced that it was 'streamlining' its COVID guidance. A few changes to note: First, the CDC's previous guidance made a [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the second in a series of posts that investigate trends in equal pay litigation resulting from the recent uptick in the number and quality of equal [...]

Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO -- Lead SAN FRANCISCO Oral arguments in the appeal by players on the U.S. women's national soccer team who are seeking equal pay have [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: The recent increase in equal pay lawsuits has meant an increase in legal decisions interpreting the provisions of the federal Equal Pay Act and its state-level analogues. That [...]

On April 20, 2022, Mississippi became the last state in the nation to enact an equal pay law, when Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work [...]

Byline: Molly Hensley-Clancy Players for the U.S. women's national soccer team argued in a federal appeals court Friday that a judge improperly dismissed their equal pay claims last year, saying [...]

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujn (D-N.M.) recognized Equal Pay Day and called on the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would strengthen [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) recognized Equal Pay Day and called on [...]

Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES -- Lead A federal judge approved a partial deal between players on the women's national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation over unequal working [...]

A female applicant applies for a position that was widely advertised. During her interview she insists on being paid $100,000. The employer agrees to her salary demand although it employs [...]

Just over three months ago, on March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Illinois Business Corporation Act [...]

U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today voted to advance the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 in order to help eliminate the gender [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Maine Senator Angus King: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today voted to advance the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C . -- The following information was released by the office of Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark: Legislation would help eliminate the gender wage gap and guarantee that women can [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hailed the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act pay equity bill, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Florida Rep. Kathy Castor: Bill Passes House to Address Inequity in the Workplace, Foster Equal Pay for Equal Work [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Michigan Rep. Dale Kildee: Bipartisan Bill Ensures Michigan Women Earn Equal Pay for Equal Work WASHINGTONùCongressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), [...]

This case was brought on behalf of a class of 72 female sales professionals employed by clothing retailer John Varvatos Enterprises, Inc. (Varvatos), alleging that Varvatos's clothing allowance policy, which [...]

On January 5, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Kellogg v. Ball State University that expanded the scope of potential evidence plaintiffs [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Georgia Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock: Paycheck Fairness Act would end the practice of pay secrecy and strengthen the available remedies for wronged [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Maine Senator Angus King: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined his colleagues to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig: Last week, Representative Angie Craig joined Representative Rosa DeLauro and Senator Patty Murray as an [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin: In recognition of the 12th anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II: Today, United States Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, reintroduced [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor: Congressman Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott, Chair of the House Committee on Education and Labor, [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: We are once again pleased to offer our loyal blog readers a breakdown of the five most intriguing developments in EEOC litigation in 2020, in addition to a [...]

Byline: Jessica Perry Last year, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, which significantly amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to strengthen protections [...]

As part of its effort to tackle the pay gap between men and women, Illinois has joined the national trend of banning questions regarding a job applicant's salary history. On [...]

Joining the ranks of several other states and local jurisdictions that have taken similar steps in the fight against pay disparity, Illinois will soon prohibit employers from asking job applicants [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, New York state expanded a state Equal Pay Act, making it illegal to pay someone less based on characteristics including race, religion, disability or gender identity, [...]

As recently mentioned on Sports Shorts, the spotlight on the gender pay gap has been amplified following the fourth World Cup win by the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team ('WNT'). [...]

The Colorado legislature has been quite active in recent weeks, passing several new employment laws, many of which reflect nationwide trends. Among other things, the new laws address discriminatory pay [...]