Posts Tagged ‘Component 2’
Pay Equity Continues to Take Shape in Ontario, Canada
While Ontario, Canada’s Pay Equity Act (PEA) has been in effect since 1988, employers are not entirely sure of their responsibilities. Due to legislative changes however, that is likely to change. But first, Ontario’s PEA applies to all employers in the public sector and employers in the private sector who employ at least 10 employees.…
Read MoreEEOC Invokes the Information Quality Act for a Third Study of Its Pay Data
The EEOC voted unanimously to defer any use of the EEO-1 Component 2 pay data that it has already collected until 2022 at the earliest. Instead, the EEOC is sponsoring another study of the Component 2 data by a panel appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT)…
Read MoreNo Pay Data, No Pay Gap Benchmarks. Conduct a Pay Equity Audit Now
Under the stewardship of Trump-appointee Janet Dhillon, the EEOC is rolling back federal pay reporting requirements. This returns the United States to the back of class of developed countries in terms of pay reporting. This rollback also contradicts the Commissions earlier finding that these data are “necessary” to the Commission’s ability to efficiently address pay…
Read MoreComponent 2 Pay Data Reporting On Hold, For Now
Leading up to the EEO-1 filing deadline of March 31, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said that it will not continue to require employers to submit pay data known as Component 2 when submitting the annual EEO-1 report, for now. The EEOC said in an official notice, “Based on the Commission’s evaluation of the…
Read MoreWhat Happens with Federal Pay Data Reporting May Prompt State Action
The preparation of the 2019 EEO-1 Report is over for the employers who have acted diligently to meet the September 30 deadline to submit their Component 2 EEO-1 report filings with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for the 2017 and 2018 tax years. Whether Component 2 data will be reported for future years…
Read MoreCounty Level Pay Equity Law Effective in Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland’s Equal Pay Act went into effect August 2019 and follows a greater trend taking shape in the United States. The County Pay Equity Act currently applies to county employers and employees and prohibits County employers from requesting salary history from new applicants applying for County jobs. The Act also prohibits the County…
Read MoreAre You Ready? EEO-1 Pay Data Filing Deadline Approaching Quickly
The deadline to file the 2017 and 2018 Component 2 pay data required for EEO-1 reporting for 2019 is fast approaching. The pay data information must be filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by September 30. Component 2 must be completed by private employers, including federal contractors, with 100 or more employees.…
Read MoreNew York, New Jersey Pass Laws to Address Pay Discrimination
The states of New York and New Jersey continue to be aggressive in pushing new equal pay laws. The New York State legislature passed an amendment to the state labor law signed into law by Governor Cuomo that would prevent employers from asking for wage or salary history from job applicants and the applicant’s former…
Read MoreEEOC Launches Help Desk for 2019 EEO-1 Report Pay Data Requirement [UPDATE]
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has launched a help desk to answer questions about Component 2 pay data now required to be filed by employers as part of the annual EEO-1 Report. The EEOC also has posted new information and guidance on the Component 2 report filing. The new Component 2 pay data…
Read MoreHow Your Organization’s EEO-1 Pay Data Could Fall into the Hands of Third Parties
EEO-1 reports for 2019 are now required to include hours-worked and pay data information on their employees for calendar years 2017 and 2018. This information is part of the report’s new “Component 2” filing, and needs to be submitted to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by September 30, 2019. Component 2 tracks employees…
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