April 01, 2026
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Category: Compensation

California CRD Releases 2024 Pay Data Report Highlighting Ongoing Pay Gaps

The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) released its annual analysis of employer-submitted pay data for 2024 on March 26, along with the results portal, which allows employers and the public to review aggregated compensation data by job category, race, ethnicity, and gender. The data, which covers nearly 8 million workers statewide, is drawn from annual Pay Data Reports submitted by private employers...
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February 12, 2026
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Category: Compensation

CWC Updates California Pay Data Reporting Guide For 2025 Reporting Season

CWC has updated its California Pay Data Reporting Guide. The updated guide covers the rules for filing the 2025 report that is due May 13, 2026. It also provides tips for a company to use when pulling the required data. Three data fields have been added for the 2025 reporting cycle: “Employment Type” — full-time, part-time, or intermittent; “Exemption Status” —...
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January 13, 2026
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Category: Compensation

Seventh Circuit Ruling Underscores Importance Of Timely Pay Decision Documentation

Contemporaneous documentation of the reasons for pay decisions can help employers facing discrimination claims under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII, a recent federal court decision reinforces. Lane v. Stericycle involved claims that an employer paid women that it promoted into a new position less than the men it similarly promoted. Reversing summary judgment for the employer, the Seventh Circuit...
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July 23, 2025
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Category: Compensation

New CWC Resource Covers International Pay Transparency and Reporting

CWC has prepared a resource explaining international pay transparency requirements to help members prepare for the 2026 EU Pay Transparency Directive deadline. This resource will help CWC members navigate the various requirements in countries where they have an employment presence. It will detail pay gap reporting and job pay transparency requirements, thresholds to application, and important reporting dates. Members of...
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January 15, 2025
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Category: Compensation

Massachusetts Publishes Filing Details for February 1st EEO-1 Reporting Requirement

Massachusetts has issued FAQs explaining employers’ obligation to report workforce data under the state’s new Salary Range Transparency Act. Under the law, employers with 100 or more employees in Massachusetts must submit a copy of their most recent EEO-1 Report to the state annually by February 1 (or the next business day). This year they will be due February 3. The FAQs explain...
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January 14, 2025
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Category: Compensation

Biden Administration Withdraws Proposed Federal Contractor Pay Transparency Rule

The Biden Administration has withdrawn its proposed federal contractor pay transparency regulations. The regulations would have prohibited federal contractors from considering job applicants’ compensation history and would have required contractors to disclose the compensation for work on federal contracts in their job advertisements. The Biden Administration has also withdrawn the government-wide procurement policy, adopted in response to Executive Order 14069, on which the...
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November 07, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

FTC Fines Employer Over Allegedly Misleading Job Ads

The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to a $2.1 million settlement with a rideshare company over advertising practices that the Commission deemed “misleading or deceptive,” the FTC announced October 25. Specifically, the FTC alleged that some of the company’s advertisements to recruit drivers featured unrealistic earnings potential and others included misleading promotions language. The settlement serves as a reminder that—in addition to...
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October 02, 2024
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Category: Compensation

DOL Announces Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rates To Increase on January 1, 2025

The minimum wage rates for work performed on some government contracts will increase January 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced September 30, 2024. The rate on government contracts subject to President Obama’s Executive Order 13658—which governs government contracts entered into, renewed, or with options exercised before January 30, 2022—will increase from $12.90 to $13.30. The rate on contracts...
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September 25, 2024
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Category: Compensation

What CWC Members Need To Know About the EU Pay Transparency Directive

CWC members that have workers in any of the 27 European Union countries will have to comply with extensive pay transparency and reporting requirements beginning in 2026. Employers’ obligations under Directive 2023/970 (the Pay Transparency Directive) depend on the number of workers they have in the EU and the member states in which they work. For any employer with at...
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September 10, 2024
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Category: Compensation

Private Right of Action Fuels Pay Transparency Litigation in Washington State

Washington state’s pay transparency law has generated a lot of litigation against employers since it took effect in 2023. Unlike most other state pay transparency laws, Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) contains a private right of action that permits employees and job applicants to sue employers for alleged infractions. Based on the impact of the controversial Washington law...
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