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Illinois Enacts Law Requiring “Equal Pay” for Temporary Workers

By Steven J. Pearlman and Alyssa M. Cook on Posted in Pay Equity
On August 4, 2023, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed HB2862 (the “Bill”) into law.  The Bill requires temporary staffing agencies to provide certain temporary workers with the same pay and benefits as the workers’ directly employed counterparts with “the same level of seniority at the company and performing the same or substantially similar work on jobs … Continue Reading

Proposed Regulations Issued for New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law

By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant and Margo Richard on Posted in Hiring/Background Checks, Independent Contractor, Pay Equity
As previously reported, the New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law (the “Law”) took full effect on August 5, 2023. In light of this, the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (the “Department”) has proposed new rules to implement the Law. Below are some highlights of the proposed regulations that temporary help … Continue Reading

Hawaii Enacts Pay Transparency and Expands Equal Pay Legislation

By Allan Bloom, Evandro Gigante and Theresa Madonna on Posted in Pay Equity
On July 3, 2023, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed S.B. 1057 into law, expanding equal pay protections and making Hawaii the latest state to require certain employers to disclose salary information in their job advertisements. The law takes effect on January 1, 2024. The law states that “job listings shall disclose an hourly rate or … Continue Reading

UPDATED: New York State Enacts Amendments to Pay Transparency Law Taking Effect Later This Year

By Allan Bloom, Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant and Scott Tan on Posted in Hiring/Background Checks, Pay Equity
***UPDATE: Governor Hochul signed the amendments into law on March 3, 2023.*** The New York State Legislature has approved chapter amendments to  New York State’s pay transparency law, which is slated to take effect on September 17, 2023.  The most notable revision would provide that the law applies to remote positions physically performed outside of … Continue Reading

Westchester County, NY Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect

By Allan Bloom, Evandro Gigante and Laura Fant on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Hiring/Background Checks, Pay Equity
Paying WagesEffective November 6, 2022, the Westchester County (NY) Human Rights Law is amended to require that employers with at least four employees that are posting job, transfer or promotion opportunities which “are required to be performed, in whole or in part, in Westchester County, whether from an office, in the field, or remotely”** state the … Continue Reading

UPDATE: New York City’s Pay Transparency Law Is Here – Are You Ready?

By Allan Bloom, Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant, Theresa Madonna and Scott Tan on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Hiring/Background Checks, Pay Equity, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Paying WagesNew York City’s pay transparency law, which requires most New York City employers to disclose salary ranges in their job postings, took effect on November 1, 2022. As we previously reported, the new law amends the New York City Human Rights Law to require covered employers who post a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity for … Continue Reading
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