Posts Tagged ‘Pay Gap Analysis’
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Expand Gender Board Law to Underrepresented Groups
On September 30, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that sought to reshape corporate boards in California by mandating gender diversity. SB 826 required publicly held corporations located in California to report at least one female on the board of directors in corporate disclosure statements by the close of 2019 or face…
Read MoreHow Serious are EEOC Age Discrimination Charges? Very.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a government agency charged with enforcing federal civil rights laws, such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The ADEA protects applicants and employees 40 years of age and older from discrimination on the basis of age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, or terms, conditions…
Read MoreU.K. Race and Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting Obligation to Be Debated By Parliament
Effective 2017, the United Kingdom requires employers with over 250 employees to report on their gender pay gaps. While that obligation is currently suspended based on COVID-19, it is expected to return. Now, recent events have led to a platform for expanding that obligation to include race and ethnicity-based pay gaps. According to a post…
Read MoreSwiss Require Equal Pay Audits with Third Party Verification
Switzerland recently took a major step forward in ensuring pay equity for Swiss workers. Effective July 1, 2020, amendments to the Swiss Gender Equality Act require businesses with 100 or more employees (including part-time) to 1) conduct an internal gender pay gap analysis (also known as a proactive pay equity audit) every four years through…
Read MoreHow Serious are OFCCP Equal Pay Penalties? Very.
The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) just won a significant equal pay victory against WMS Solutions, LLC, a staffing company focusing on asbestos abatement. A News Release dated June 22, 2020, described the order, which requires WMS Solutions, LLC to pay $960,905 in back wages, damages, and interest based on discrimination and harassment…
Read MorePay Equity Audits are Key to Combating Racial Injustice in the Workplace
“What is the impact of not being valued? How do you measure the loss of what a human being does not receive?” This quote is from Patrisse Cullors, one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter (BLM). Ms. Cullors’ words, as well as an article in the Harvard Business Review, reinforce the point that organizations…
Read MoreThe “Employment Shock” of COVID-19 Is Worse for Women
COVID-19 has created severe and lasting consequences for businesses. One of the most overlooked ramifications of the pandemic may be its impact on working women. An analysis by the Wall Street Journal entitled Coronavirus Employment Shock Hits Women Harder Than Men reveals unsettling details about how women working in certain industries are more vulnerable to…
Read MorePay Equity Laws Abroad are Rapidly Evolving. U.S. Employers Should Take Note
Pay Equity is increasingly becoming a major operational imperative for businesses at home and abroad. Achieving Pay Equity means eliminating unlawful discrimination from the wage-setting process. The rising importance of Pay Equity for employers globally can be attributed to rapidly evolving laws regulating the payment of wages. In this article, Trusaic takes you on a…
Read MoreSan Francisco DA Cracks Down on DoorDash in New Complaint
In an explosive court filing on June 16, the District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco alleged that the app-based delivery company DoorDash made a “calculated decision” to systematically flout California labor law. Under California Supreme Court precedent in a case known as Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court as well…
Read MoreEEOC to Employers: Be Proactive on Addressing Instances of Age Discrimination
A number of federal, state, and local laws make it illegal to discriminate against a job candidate or employee on the basis of age. For example, theAge Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits discrimination based on age for persons 40 or older. Violations of laws prohibiting age discrimination carry steep legal penalties as well as…
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