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- Aug 6 2019
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- Employee Pay and Compensation, Uncategorized
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Illinois Prohibits Asking Job Applicants About Pay History
More great news for workers in Illinois! Last week, Illinois passed legislation which prohibits employers from asking applicants about their pay history during the hiring process. The No Salary History law is an important step in closing the racial and gender wage gaps.
Before this law, employers could ask an applicant questions about their salary history. This helped to perpetuate lower …
- Mar 15 2016
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- Blog, Gender Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination
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Technically Speaking Men Just Don’t See the Gender Gap
Gender Gap Persists in the Tech Industry
Undoubtedly tech companies continue to make their mark as employment visionaries. In recent months, tech companies have chartered the way for creative, employee-favorable practices such as paid parental leave, unlimited vacation time, and open pay policies to name just a few commendable achievements. Yet, while these innovators stride ahead in many notable areas of …
- Feb 22 2016
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- Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Workplace Defamation, Libel, Slander and Invasion of Privacy
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EEOC Proposes Change to Increase Pay Transparency for Employers
On January 29, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced a major proposed regulation change that would increase pay transparency for employers with 100 or more employees and help fight pay inequities based on a person’s protected status.
The EEOC is the government agency responsible for enforcing the federal anti-discrimination laws, including the laws that prohibit discrimination based on …
- Mar 9 2015
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- Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation, Family Responsibility Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Legislative Advocacy, Parental Leave, Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Sick Leave
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Advancing Equality for Women
Yesterday was International Women’s Day which was created to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
Women in the United States have a lot of achievements to celebrate–certainly more so than many other countries. That being said, the United States still has a ways to go with respect to women’s rights and that is most apparent in the employment …
Unequal Pay for Women in Hollywood, U.S.
Patricia Arquette’s Oscar speech highlights unequal pay for women
Last Sunday, over 36 million people in the U.S. tuned in to watch Hollywood’s biggest annual awards show – the Oscars. More than just a venue to celebrate film, we know the Oscars as an iconic world stage for celebrity fashion, pop culture, and even, at times, provocative social and political declarations.
This year, …
- Nov 27 2013
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- Blog, Gender Discrimination, Legislative Advocacy, Workplace Discrimination
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Tell Senator McConnell to Support the Paycheck Fairness Act
Add Your Signature to the Petition Supporting the Paycheck Fairness Act
As I sit in my office on the eve of Thanksgiving, I am reflecting on the many things I have to be thankful about professionally this year – not the least of which is the fact that I work for an employer that steadfastly encourages and supports working women and …
- Apr 5 2010
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- Age Discrimination, Blog, Workplace Discrimination
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When Will Law Firms Learn?
The EEOC announced last month that it was filing suit against Kelley Drye & Warren, an international law firm with its primary office in New York City, for paying its 70 year old+ lawyers much less than their younger counterparts.
According to the EEOC’s suit, Kelley Drye attorneys who practiced law after turning 70 years of age received dramatically reduced compensation …
