By Annette Tyman, Randel K. Johnson, and Michael L. Childers

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacates the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) prior order staying the implementation of the revised EEO-1 Report which required employers to report W-2 wage information and total hours worked.

On March 4, 2019, the U.S.
Continue Reading Breaking News: D.C. Court Reinstates Collection of Pay Data on EEO-1 Report

Today, April 10th, is Equal Pay Day. At Seyfarth Shaw, we are commemorating Equal Pay Day with the release of two publications (click through below).

  1. The Trends and Developments in Pay Equity Litigation Report

This publication provides a brief overview of recent trends and developments in pay equity litigation and analyzes significant decisions and filings that have had an impact

Continue Reading Equal Pay Day 2018: Introducing Seyfarth’s Trends and Developments in Pay Equity Litigation Report

Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s Pay Equity and International Law Groups celebrated International Women’s Day a day early with a webinar on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 entitled “Pay Equity Around the Globe”.

Tessa Cranfield, Marjorie Culver, and Christine Hendrickson had a crowd for the webinar on global pay equity but in case you missed it, here are the
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By Christine Hendrickson, Annette Tyman, Hillary Massey, and Monica Rodriquez

50 State Pay Equity Desktop Reference: What Employers Need to KnSeyfarth Synopsis: Today, April 4th, is Equal Pay Day.  In commemoration, Seyfarth’s Pay Equity Group  is introducing a 50-State Pay Equity Desktop Reference.

Pay equity may be on the minds and lips of your employees today, as today is Equal Pay Day.

Equal Pay Day originated more
Continue Reading Equal Pay Day 2017: Introducing Seyfarth’s 50-State Pay Equity Desktop Reference

By Mark Casciari and Meredith-Anne Berger

Seyfarth Synopsis:  The 2016 elections had the effect of hardening the Red-Blue divide in the country.  A number of Blue cities in Red States are enacting ordinances that implement the progressive political agenda, which of course includes pay equity.  Be prepared to see that the Red states in which they lie may attempt to
Continue Reading Red State Preemption Of Local Pay Equity Laws? — Stay Tuned

On April 8, President Obama signed an Order amending Executive Order 11246 to prohibit federal contractors from retaliating against applicants or employees who share information about their pay.  The amendment was touted by the administration as a “critical tool to encourage pay transparency.”  Please click HERE to read the “One Minute Memo” authored by our colleagues on the OFCCP and
Continue Reading White House Executive Actions Seek to Give Equal Pay its Day

By Paul Kehoe

Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) held an important full committee hearing on The Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 84), which would expand the scope of the Equal Pay Act in an effort to resolve alleged pay disparities between men and women. Seyfarth’s Camille Olson testified at the hearing on
Continue Reading U.S. Chamber of Commerce Testifies Before Senate HELP Committee on Paycheck Fairness Act

By Christine Hendrickson

On July 18,  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and a contingent of female US Representatives announced federal legislation designed to make it easier for women to gain economic security, higher wages and additional support to care for their families, click HERE.   To read more about the initiative:  When Women Succeed, America Succeeds: An Economic Agenda for
Continue Reading How Should Employers “Lean”? Responding to the “Pay Gap”