Combatting Wage Compression in the Age of Pay Transparency

Wage Compression

As employers navigate the competitive labor market, pay transparency continues to show up at the top of initiatives to pursue. And for good reason. Pay transparency, whether it be via means of posting salary ranges in job listings, publicly announcing open pay communication policies internally, or obtaining pay equity certification, can help organizations differentiate themselves…

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The Role of Accountability in Your Organization’s DEI Plan

Accountability

All too often, well-intentioned organizations find themselves in a conundrum when it comes to implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.  It’s a familiar scenario: Despite dutifully rolling out well-thought-out DEI policies and procedures, employers are left to wonder what gives when issues around representation and equity in their organizations persist. In many cases, it…

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Men Asked to Pay More at First “Pay Gap Store”

Pay gap store

Today we’re pleased to launch the world’s first Pay Gap Store, a new, ground-breaking online store where the prices reflect – and offset – the pay gap in the wider world. The store’s male customers are among those invited to pay higher prices, since U.S. men still earn, on average, 18% more than U.S. women…

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EEO-1 Filing Portal for 2019 and 2020 Submissions Closes Today

EEO-1 Filing

The EEO-1 filing portal will not accept 2019 and 2020 Component filing snapshots after today, November 15, 2021. In a recent announcement on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) website, the agency makes clear that organizations that have not filed must do so by no later than today. The announcement states, “Once the November 15,…

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Today is the EEO-1 Component 1 Filing Deadline

EEO-1 Component 1

Today, October 25, is the deadline to submit Component 1 of the annual EEO-1 report for the 2019 and 2020 tax years. The deadline was originally extended to August 23 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on organizations but was further extended to give affected businesses more time to compile their snapshots. The…

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Rhode Island’s New Pay Equity Law at a Glance

Pay Equity

Rhode Island is joining the wave of pay equity legislation growing across the country with the passage of its Senate Bill S0270. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the law aims to ensure fairness in compensation for all employees and offers recourse for workers who have experienced wage discrimination from their employers. Below we have outlined what…

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Pay Transparency Requirements Proposed in the EU

Pay transparency

Like the United States and its Equal Pay Act of 1963, the European Union (EU) has had equal pay laws on the books for decades. As recently noted in a press release by the European Commission (one of the branches of the EU government): “The right to equal pay for the same work or work…

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Begins and Ends With Data

DE&I Data Collection

2 minute read  A recent discussion hosted by the law firm Baker Mackenzie provides employers with some critical insights concerning data collection, privacy, and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives. In this brief post, Trusaic will convey some of the panelists’ recommendations, while adding several of our own.   Why the focus on DE&I and data…

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A Guide to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

Several states and cities are passing laws to further bolster the federal Equal Pay Act. Trusaic is featuring some of these laws to provide insight into trends in pay equity compliance requirements as more of these laws are considered by states, counties, and municipalities. In this post, we look at Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal…

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