Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017 (OEPA)

What You Need to Know About the Oregon Equal Pay Act

By Nicholas Starkman | July 7, 2021

Several states and cities are passing laws to further bolster the federal Equal Pay Act. In this post, we are looking at Oregon’s Equal Pay Act of 2017. First introduced in June 2017, the Oregon Equal Pay Act (OEPA) takes an aggressive stance on pay equity. The law expands the definition of “protected class” under…

Calls Increase for Race/Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting

By Robert Sheen | April 1, 2021

Employers may already be aware of the pressure to disclose the gender pay gap in their organizations. What they may not know is that the pay gap issue is equally relevant with regard to all protected classes, not just in terms of gender. As a result, employers need to be prepared with pay equity solutions…