Posts Tagged ‘Pay Equity Legislation’
Ireland Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 Signed into Law
In an effort to address the pay disparity between men and women, the President of Ireland signed the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 into law on Jul. 13, 2021. The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill amends the Employment Equality Act 1998 and requires gender pay gap reporting from certain Irish employers. The Act’s goal…
Read MoreESG a Top Priority for Mutual Fund Managers, Investors
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are becoming a top priority for mutual fund managers and investors alike. More specifically, the focal point is how employers are addressing them. Companies (including special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs) that want to be included in mutual funds need to know that they’ll be under greater pressure to…
Read MoreLedbetter Act Applies to Equal Pay Act, Appeals Court Rules
By now, many are familiar with Lilly Ledbetter and her fight for equal pay. Nonetheless, her story continues to have renewed relevance by dent of its impact on the U.S. legal landscape. Recently, a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and its paycheck accrual rule, apply to the Equal…
Read MoreStates and Cities are Continuing to Pass Salary History Bans
Efforts to close the gender wage gap have been a top priority now that the Biden administration is in office. Individual counties, cities, and states across the country, however, have been hard at work over the last several years by passing salary history bans. Below we cover all of the states that have enacted state-wide…
Read MoreGeorgia Results May Have Impact on Federal Pay Equity Law
2 minute read Federal pay equity legislation took another step toward becoming reality after the victories of two Democrats in the January 5 Senate runoff election in Georgia. Democrats will soon hold a slim edge in the Senate, and according to Bloomberg, this will open a new path for workplace-related bills, including those related to…
Read MoreSurvey Finds Equal Pay a Priority for the EEOC
A recent survey finds that the greatest number of discrimination cases filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concern equal pay, or the lack of it. Data from the survey, Exploring the Climate of Workplace Discrimination from 1997 to 2018, reinforces the rise of pay equity legislation taking place across the United States.…
Read MoreOregon State is Subject to its Own Equal Pay Law
As state lawmakers work to implement the state’s 2017 pay equity legislation before its January 2019 deadline, a lawsuit involving Cheyenne Ross and her employer, the State of Oregon, may be a harbinger of the challenges the state may face. Oregon has one of the more stringent equal pay requirements in the country, including measures…
Read MoreEqual Pay Action Rings Loudly in France
Europe is on the front line of the Equal Pay movement these days. Iceland this year became the first country to mandate that companies with 25 or more full-time employees must submit proof that both men and women are paid equally. This spring, organizations of 250 or more employees in the United Kingdom began providing…
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