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Minimum Wage, Maximum Pressure: The Journey Toward $15/Hour

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Every company’s EEO-1 data filed with the state of Illinois will be made public within 90 days of such filing , and employers will have to file for an “equal pay registration certificate” based on multiple criteria set by the state proving non-discrimination in gender-based pay. From the law itself: “ Penalty. Click here to register.

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Top 6 Hidden HR Compliance Requirements for OSHA’s New Vaccine Mandate ETS

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When OSHA published the new Vaccine Mandate Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021 – all 490 pages of it – the broad strokes of compliance were as expected and previously announced by President Biden. For Multiple Required Employee Communications, OSHA States That “Training is Not Required.”

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Understanding the Gender Pay Gap: The Importance of Gender Pay Equity

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How Ascentis Can Help. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act : Another gender equity employment law that helped strengthen the Equal Pay Act was the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which outlawed discrimination based on pregnancy when it comes to paying, hiring, promoting, training, providing benefits, and assigning job placements for women.