The Importance of Data Retention as It Relates to Pay Data Reporting

A rise in the number of pay disclosure laws around the country is exposing employers to increasing incidences of bias suits, according to Bloomberg Law. As employee salaries become more visible, employees who feel they’re not being paid fairly are more… Read More

The EU Pay Transparency and Pay Data Reporting Directive and What You Need to Know

The United States isn’t the only country where gender pay practices have long come under fire for being unfair—with women historically demonstrated as the loser in equal pay battles. The European Union (EU) has grappled with its own inequities. As in the US, while laws related… Read More

Applying for the Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certificate

In March 2021, the state of Illinois amended its SB 1480 Equal Pay Law to clarify new equal pay requirements for Illinois employers. The amendments apply to several existing laws, including the Illinois Equal… Read More

California SB 1162: Frequently Asked Questions

California Doubles Down on Pay Equity with Passage of AB 316

Equal pay for equal work, or ‘pay equity,’ has been the law since 1963. Yet, despite the now 60-year-old law, and others like the State Civil Services Act, gender and race/ethnicity pay discrimination still remains. In 2022, women still… Read More

Pay Data Reporting Key To Ending Pay Discrimination

For the 2017 and 2018 reporting years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expanded EEO-1 reporting for employers by introducing the collection of employee pay data. Known as EEO-1 Component 2, the EEOC’s short-lived pay data reporting requirements demonstrated significant value in identifying and resolving pay… Read More

California SB 1162 One Signature Away From Becoming Law

Watch Out California Employers: SB 1162 On Track To Become Law

California’s latest pay equity legislation, SB 1162 passed the State Assembly Appropriations Committee late last week.  It’s good news for the Golden State as it continues to lead the way in equal pay initiatives. If passed, SB 1162 would become one of the most aggressive pay… Read More

Ireland Pay Gap Reporting Regulations Released

Last year, Irish lawmakers passed the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. The Act aims to close the pay gap between men and women by requiring employers to publish information about gender wage gaps within their organizations. Read More

EEOC Gears up for the Return of EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Reporting

“Watch out, it is coming.” That’s what Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Keith Sonderling recently told attendees at a DirectEmployers Annual Meeting in regards to EEO-1 Component 2 data reporting. Sonderling’s statement… Read More