Compensation

Pay Discrimination Ruling by ALJ in Oracle May Prompt OFCCP To Rethink Its Enforcement Approach

In a closely watched formal enforcement action brought by the Labor Department’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage To Increase From $10.80 to $10.95 an Hour Beginning on January 1, 2021

An Executive Order (E.O.) issued by President Obama in 2014, still in effect, requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to

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Recent Academic Study Contends Salary History Inquiry Bans Are Having Positive Impact on Wages of Women and Minorities

We recently became aware of a new study conducted by researchers at the Boston University School of Law that contends

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Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part VI – Using Nondiscretionary Bonuses To Meet the Minimum Salary Threshold

This latest FLSA “White Collar” exemptions guide focuses on an important provision in the Labor Department’s (DOL) recently revised rules

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EEOC Votes To Have National Academy Of Sciences Conduct Independent Analysis of EEO-1 “Component 2” Pay Data

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced last week that it has voted to fund an independent analysis of the

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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Yovino v. Rizo , Leaving Circuit Split on Whether Prior Salary Can Be Used To Defend Against an Equal Pay Act Claim

The issue of how or even whether employers can consider an employee’s prior salary in making a compensation decision in

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Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part IV – The Salary Basis Test

The FLSA’s white collar exemptions – executive, administrative, and professional – are the three most commonly applied exemptions to the

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EEO-1 Update: EEOC Gets Court Permission To Close “Component 2” Filing Deadline for 2017-2018 Data, Effective February 14; 2019 Reporting Requirements for “Component 1” Data Remain On Hold Until EEOC Takes Further Action

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that the filing deadline for 2017-2018 “Component 2” pay and hours-worked

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