Romania Fast-Tracks EU Pay Transparency Bill Through Emergency Procedure
After months of stalled momentum, Romania’s EU Pay Transparency Directive transposition has suddenly accelerated — though not without a significant complication. On 17 June 2026, certain members of Parliament unexpectedly registered the draft law implementing the Directive with the Romanian Senate (Reg. No. Read More
Don’t Neglect U.S. Pay Transparency Obligations Amid EU Directive Prep
As multinational employers pour resources into preparing for the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD), a quieter but consequential shift has taken hold closer to home: U.S. states are tightening enforcement of their own pay transparency and pay data reporting laws — and in… Read More
EU Pay Transparency Directive: Who Transposed, Who Delayed, the Risks
The 7 June 2026 transposition deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive has now passed, and the map of national compliance is uneven. A small group of Member States transposed on time. A larger group has published draft legislation but is openly targeting… Read More
Virginia’s Pay Transparency and Salary History Law Takes Effect July 1
Virginia’s new pay transparency law takes effect July 1, 2026, and employers operating in the Commonwealth should confirm their job postings and hiring practices are ready. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law SB 215… Read More
Analyzing Greece’s Draft Legislation to Transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive
Greece has become the latest EU Member State to advance transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD), publishing a draft bill that amends the Labour Code to bring national law in line with the Directive’s pay transparency and equal pay requirements. On 3 June 2026,… Read More
Analyzing Bulgaria’s Draft Legislation to Transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive
On 19 May 2026, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Labour and Social Policy published a draft law — the Law on Amendment and Supplement to the Protection against Discrimination Act — for public consultation, with the consultation period running through 18 June 2026, extended from… Read More
Malta Fully Transposes the EU Pay Transparency Directive Before Deadline
Malta has fully transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD), publishing the Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations, 2026 on 5 June 2026 — just two days before the Directive’s 7 June 2026 transposition deadline. The regulations took immediate effect and… Read More
How Part-Time Work Affects Pay Comparability Under Article 7 Right to Information
This is the sixth blog in a new series of blogs that focuses on Article 7’s Right to Information requirement. Access the previous installments below: Blog 1: Challenges and How to Ensure Compliance Blog 2: Response Deadlines and Annual Worker Notification Requirements … Read More
Netherlands Submits EU Pay Transparency Bill to Parliament, Targets January 2027
The Netherlands has taken a significant step forward in its EU Pay Transparency Directive transposition, submitting its draft legislation to the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) on 21 May 2026. The submission came alongside a further report responding to feedback on… Read More
Lithuania Transposes EU Pay Transparency Directive; Delays Right to Information Requirement to 2027
Lithuania resolved a weeks-long legislative committee debate over the timing of its EU Pay Transparency Directive transposition and became the second EU Member State — after Slovakia — to pass legislation to fully transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Rather than delaying the entire package,… Read More
