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Category: Agency Enforcement

California Looking To Bolster Its Pay Data Reporting Requirements

According to the Director and Deputy Director of California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the state agency that enforces California’s comprehensive pay data reporting requirements, Governor Gavin Newsom wants to further bolster the program by giving DFEH additional resources to hire new staff to strengthen its pay data enforcement capabilities, including in its Information Technology (IT) Division to...
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Illinois Publishes FAQs on State’s New Pay Data Reporting Requirements

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the state’s new pay data reporting requirements (SB 1480) that were enacted last year. The FAQs are intended to provide additional compliance guidance to employers on issues regarding pay reporting brought to IDOL’s attention by interested parties in anticipation of the upcoming May 24,...
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Category: Compensation

California Publishes Report Summarizing Aggregate Pay Data Submitted Last Year

California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has released its first report summarizing the aggregate pay data that the agency collected from California employers under the state’s new annual pay data reporting requirements that went into effect last year. Among other things, the report shows that in 2021 Hispanics composed the largest percentage of reported California workers, followed by...
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Category: Compensation

New Biden E.O. Instructs Contracting Agencies To Consider Salary History Ban

Last week, as part of the White House commemoration of “Equal Pay Day,” an annual event created by pay equity advocates to draw attention to gender-based pay disparities, President Biden signed a new Executive Order (E.O.) directing federal contracting agencies to consider whether and to what extent federal contractors should be prohibited from considering applicant salary history information as part...

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