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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

January 2023, saw the adoption of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). From as early as January 2024, companies across the EU’s 50 member states must comply with CSRD Reporting Standards. The number of companies affected by sustainability reporting obligations is predicted to rise from 11,700 to 50,000. 10,000 of those are non-EU organizations, and an estimated 3,000 are American.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Sustainability reporting is expanding across all industry sectors. Foremost among these is the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) , which takes effect in 2024. At the same time, the IFRS is also expanding references to standards related to equal pay. What does it mean for global pay equity reporting? Corporate Sustainability Directive Summary EU sustainability standards are part of a broader EU commitment to achieving workplace gender equality.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Illinois has stepped up its commitment to closing the gender pay gap by introducing pay transparency requirements for employers. Signed by Governor Pritzker on August 11, 2023, Bill HB3129 comes into effect on January 1, 2025. In this article, we highlight Illinois Equal Pay Act amendments, and how employers can navigate these changes effectively. The new wage transparency law applies to all Illinois employers with 15 employees or more, and affects positions that are: Physically carried out (e

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A Fifth Circuit decision in the Federal Court of Appeals has sent shockwaves through employers in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. The “ historically conservative and employer-friendly” circuit ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a Title VII claims case, Hamilton v. Dallas County. Three decades of legal precedent have been overturned, making it easier for employees to bring employment discrimination claims.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It’s just a few months since new pay transparency legislation became EU law. Forward-looking employers can take steps to ensure EU Transparency Directive implementation now. Organizations have three years – until June 7, 2026 – before pay transparency legislation is transposed into law. But three years is only a short time when the EU faces a 12.7% gender pay gap which has only shifted marginally in the past decade.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Groundbreaking employment legislation for contract worker rights in New Jersey (NJ) is now law. NJ is the first US state to mandate equal pay for temporary workers, followed closely by Illinois. Effective August 5, the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights carries significant legal implications for temporary staffing agencies and their clients. Legal implications for employers and temporary staffing agencies By strengthening contract worker rights, New Jersey aims to protect its 127,000 temporary

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AUGUST 29, 2023

Speculation over the return of EEO-1 Component 2 pay data reporting has been rife for some time. To be precise, since Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Keith Sonderling warned, “Watch out, it is coming”. This time, speculation cannot be dismissed, as Bloomberg Law reports the EEOC is “widely expected” to reinstate EEO-1 Component 2.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Women in the workforce are unlikely to see pay equity achieved in their working lifetime. You read that right. Efforts to close the gender pay gap have stalled. Pew Research Center analysis found that in 2022, American women earned an average of 82 percent of what men earned. That’s up only 2 percent since 2002. Based on historical rates of progress, PWC’s Women In Work Index 2023 estimates it will take half a century to close the gender pay gap.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 landmark decision in the cases filed against Harvard College and the University of North Carolina. In the ruling, Justices indicated that both of these universities’ Affirmative Action programs related to college admissions violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. While focused on the education sector, the decision has, not surprisingly, sparked significant attention, controversy, and ongoing discussion and debate out

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AUGUST 3, 2023

On January 5, 2023, the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) came into force, replacing the EU’s 2014 Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). In this article we explore the latest ESG developments and their impact on pay transparency. Closing the gender pay gap is a key component of the CSRD. Potential ESG impact on non-EU employers More than 50,000 European organizations in EU member states must comply with CSRD requirements, but the directive also applies to foreign com

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AUGUST 1, 2023

Complying with pay equity regulations is a constant challenge for employers operating in multiple jurisdictions. In this article we explore the parallels between the EU Pay Transparency Directive, and the diverse state-level regulations and federal laws in the US. US compliance: challenges facing employers As they endeavor to ensure workplace fairness and equal compensation, American employers face increasingly complex pay equity legislation.

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JULY 25, 2023

Cyberattacks continue to rise, increasing the need for robust data security. Global weekly attacks rose by 7% during the first quarter of 2023, versus the same quarter last year. Each organization is estimated to face on average 1248 cybersecurity attacks per week. Such is the concern that the White House announced the launch of a National Cybersecurity Strategy in March 2023.

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JULY 20, 2023

Colorado recently passed Senate Bill 23-105 , which amends Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The law, signed by Governor Jared Polis, modifies pay transparency requirements for job listings and internal promotion opportunities. The Colorado Equal Pay Act amendments will come into force on January 1 st , 2024. In this article, we explore the background to the act and highlight some of the key changes to job opportunity posts and employee promotion requirements.

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JULY 18, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC), based on race, violated the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. It was a significant affirmative action decision that, not unexpectedly, sent shock waves across the nation—not only among institutions of higher education, but across all types of organizations wondering how this decision might come to impact their workplace affirmative action and DEI efforts.

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JULY 11, 2023

The combination of machine learning (ML) and AI in salary management could help HR to determine the “perfect salary” for employees. Pay equity legislation and the risk of equal pay claims is forcing employers to review the way in which compensation decisions are made. They also want salary decisions to reflect individual skills rather than the compensation level of a specific job, particularly where talent shortages exist.

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JULY 6, 2023

The recent pay discrimination case of Korty v Indiana University Health offers an alternative perspective on pay equity and highlights why employers must ensure salary ranges are set without regard to sex or gender. In this article, we highlight some key points from the court ruling, the potential for reverse discrimination in determining pay, and the importance of using pay equity software that complies with employment law, EEOC Title VII , and helps to ensure workplace fairness and transpare

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JULY 4, 2023

July 4 th , or Independence Day, marks the historic date in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence , and the colonies became independent from Great Britain. The nation’s founding principles included the idea that all people are created equal and have fundamental rights, promising liberty and equality for all.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Everywhere you turn, organizations, individual states, countries all over the world, and federal governments are proclaiming focus to achieve pay equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. The latest to voice the sentiment is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Charlotte A. Burrows. Burrows was appointed by Biden in January 2021 and is the EEOC’s newest Chair, though she has been on the commission since 2014.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Microsoft is skipping employee pay raises for full-time salaried employees and its senior leadership team in 2023, a move announced by CEO Satya Nadella which contrasts with its 2022 salary increases. Employee bonuses, stock awards and promotions will continue. Microsoft’s decision on pay raises reflects a growing trend in the tech sector. Only 35% of European tech start-ups plan to offer pay raises in 2023 due to a tougher macroeconomic environment.

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JUNE 20, 2023

In May 2023, 2,000 employees of UK retailer Next plc, won the second stage of their equal pay claim. In the second stage of the Next equal pay case , an employment tribunal ruling agreed that the work of its predominantly female sales consultants was of equal value to warehouse jobs occupied by mainly male workers. The unanimous decision means that the burden of proof now shifts to Next to prove there is a non-discriminatory reason for the difference in pay.

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JUNE 19, 2023

On June 19th, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger informed enslaved African Americans in Texas that they were free. Today, Juneteenth is a culturally significant day in African American history and was officially declared a federal holiday by President Biden in 2021. Here’s our brief guide to Juneteenth, and its ongoing impact on freedom and equality.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Pay equity legislation has been advancing at a rapid pace. After years of lamenting the unfortunate gap between male and female employees working in similar jobs or in jobs with similar requirements with little observable change, state legislatures have been stepping up to require employers to document and report on their pay practices, an important step in closing that gap.

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JUNE 6, 2023

In April 2023, the UK government published new guidance for employers on how to measure, report on and address ethnicity pay differences within their organizations. Here we consider how to collect, track, and analyze ethnicity data for companies which voluntarily publish ethnicity pay gap reports. What is the purpose of collecting ethnicity data? Ethnicity pay gap reporting aligns with the UK’s “Inclusive Britain” strategy which aims to help employers build trust and transparency in

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MAY 25, 2023

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting have become vital considerations for employers. But rather than seeing the requirements as an additional reporting burden or a distraction, a focus on the “S” in ESG can have a positive impact on financial performance and brand reputation. S in ESG relates to the social aspect of sustainable investment, covering ways in which organizations interact with their employees and the communities within which

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MAY 23, 2023

There are a number of cultural observance months that are celebrated in the United States—two will be celebrated this May—Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. These commemorative observances provide a reminder to employers about the various elements of diversity that may be present within their workforces and an opportunity to celebrate the heritage, culture, and traditions of various groups.

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MAY 16, 2023

On April 24 th , 2023 , the Council of the European Union formally adopted the EU Pay Transparency and Pay Reporting Directive, following its approval by the European Parliament on March 30 th. Its key aim is to close the gender pay gap by introducing some of the most stringent and comprehensive pay transparency laws to date. The EU Pay Transparency Directive has the potential to become a blueprint for the US at the federal level, as well as for global pay equity laws.

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MAY 11, 2023

On March 14, 2023, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the “Salary Transparency Act,” HR 1599 , a significant piece of pay transparency legislation, which would require all employers nationwide to disclose pay ranges in job listings, provide wage ranges to job applicants, and provide that same information to existing employees. The legislation is intended to close the gender pay gap and applies to all organizations, regardless of size and number of employees.

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MAY 10, 2023

Complying with federal, state, and local government regulations can be a considerable administrative burden and expense for employers, and that’s when those employers understand the scope of the regulations fairly well. It gets even trickier when new rules are introduced. With limited real-life examples to draw from, employers and their legal and regulatory advisors must make their best attempts at compliance.

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APRIL 25, 2023

The clock is ticking. For employers doing business in California (which encompasses a significant number of employers around the country), the deadline for submitting SB 1162’s required pay data report including annual mean and median pay data is looming—Wednesday, May 10, 2023. However, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has proposed a two-month extension for employers to comply with the state’s new pay data reporting requirements for workers hired through labor contractors, po

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APRIL 11, 2023

The OFCCP’s EEO-1 Data Release and What You Need to Do Next The return of EEO-1 Component 2 reporting, which was reversed under the Trump administration but could be reinstated as a priority under Biden’s administration, would cause many employers to scramble to meet the requirements in time to comply with reporting deadlines. Recently released data from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) includes data from contractors that proactively agreed to have their data released.

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APRIL 6, 2023

British Columbia Poised for Pay Transparency Legislation On March 7, 2023, British Columbia (B.C.) introduced new pay transparency legislation designed to help close the gender pay gap in the Canadian province. When passed, the new legislation, Bill 13, The Pay Transparency Act , supplements the current complaints-based system with proactive reporting and pay transparency requirements.

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MARCH 29, 2023

The Latest Developments in Pay Equity and Pay Transparency The history of regulations related to pay equity is nothing new. Equal pay regulations can be traced back to 1938, when the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted. In 1945 Congress introduced the Women’s Equal Pay Act and, in 1963, the Equal Pay Act. There have been updates to these laws and new laws introduced along the way.

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MARCH 28, 2023

EEO-1 Reporting: What to Know About Components 1 and 2 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that 2022 EEO-1 data collection will likely open in mid-July 2023, however, this date is tentative. To stay informed, you can find updates when they’re available at the official EEO-1 data collection website. Also on the line this year is whether or not employers must file Component 2 in their EEO-1 reports.

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MARCH 16, 2023

In 2018, a Nike lawsuit was filed by two former Nike employees on behalf of more than 500 women who worked for the company, alleging systematic pay inequality. The impending court case is anticipated to be one of the biggest and most impactful in US legal history. The Nike lawsuit records allege a culture of sexism, bullying and fear of retaliation arising from a toxic ‘’boys’ club culture.

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MARCH 15, 2023

Uncertainty continues to pervade the economic landscape after a tumultuous 2022. Recent sweeping layoffs in the tech industry underscore this uncertainty, leaving employees and employers alike to wonder what lies ahead. Uncertainty in the Economy With many economists forecasting a recession in the coming year–albeit later than originally thought –layoffs and staff reductions may continue to be a difficult reality for some companies.

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MARCH 8, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed three pay equity-related bills last week, once again positioning the Big Apple as a leader in the fight for fair pay. These new bills arrived just in time for International Women’s Day. New York City pay equity package As found in NYC Council’s 2022 Pay Equity Report , female municipal employees make $0.73 for every dollar male employees make without adjusting for any characteristics.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The California-based gaming giant, Activision Blizzard, has been under fire by the SEC since late 2021 when the Securities Exchange Commision (SEC) opened an investigation into the company’s alleged sexual misconduct, harassment, and workplace discrimination following a walkout and protest by employees. While this action may not initially seem consistent with SEC’s role in enforcing securities laws, it illustrates the broader environmental, social, governance (ESG) stance the Commission is taki

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