Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In March of 2022, United States President Joe Biden signed an “Executive Order on Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency” to eliminate discriminatory pay practices that inhibit the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the U.S. Federal workforce and the…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day that takes place every year on March 8th to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality, which includes promoting equal pay for women who perform…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 25, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit that claimed a School District in Wisconsin violated federal law by paying female special education teachers and a school psychologist lower wages than male employees doing the same work, according to an EEOC…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council approved Int. 1208-B to make it an unlawful discriminatory practice under the New York City Human Rights Law to not include in job listings the minimum and maximum salary offered for positions located in City. The bill was…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 7, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – an agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination to advance opportunity in the workplace – announced that multinational computer technology company Dell, Inc. would pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle an equal…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A law passed in Nevada that will take effect on October 1, 2021 – Senate Bill No. 293 (SB 293) – will restrict employers from inquiring into an applicant’s salary history and will also require employers to provide wage or salary range or rate information to new…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination – filed a lawsuit that claimed a School District in New York violated federal law by paying lower wages to a female superintendent than to a male superintendent…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 3, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – an agency that advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination – announced that two hotel management firms would pay $400,000 and provide extensive non-monetary relief to settle an equal pay…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) – which is part of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – has entered into agreements with two California-based federal technology contractors to resolve allegations of systemic pay discrimination against 391 female employees in several states. While not admitting…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 1, 2020, Maryland House Bill 123 (HB 123) will take effect and prohibit employers in the state from requesting or relying on the salary history of job applicants to make decisions about employment or initial pay in most circumstances, and require an employer to provide…
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