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Course Information
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    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Employment and Workers Comp

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Wednesday, January 15, 2025

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$297.00
CLE
ALL

This CLE webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the ever-increasing state and local pay transparency laws that are currently enacted as well as legislation that is soon to take effect. The panel will discuss the varied jurisdictional requirements and offer best practices for assisting employer clients with compliance.

Faculty

Christopher T. Patrick
Principal
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mr. Patrick partners with employers on practical solutions to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO), including counseling on affirmative action, pay equity and transparency, and diversity. In short, he develops actionable strategies under privilege that identify and eliminate unseen barriers to EEO in personnel practices—often informed by trends in employee data. Mr. Patrick’s work focuses on developing affirmative action programs, proactive pay analyses, diversity analyses, statistical evaluation of employment practices, and defending U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs (OFCCP) compliance reviews. He has successfully guided many federal contractors through hundreds of OFCCP audits, including Corporate Management Compliance Evaluations, on-site investigations, focused reviews, compensation scrutiny, and hiring discrimination investigations. Mr. Patrick also provides advice and counsel related to potential risks of reduction in force, latent liabilities in target acquisition employment practices, and other analytics in the context of client mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring.

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Michael A. Giarratano
Attorney
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mr. Giarratano is an associate in the Melville, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on preparing affirmative action plans for federal contractors and defending federal contractors in audits by the United States Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

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Description

Nationwide, an ever-increasing number of states and municipalities have enacted pay transparency laws, with additional jurisdictions considering this type of legislation. Pay transparency laws require covered employers to disclose certain compensation information to employees and/or the public and the requirements vary greatly by jurisdiction.

Depending on the jurisdiction, required disclosures may include salaries, bonuses, stock options, commission structures, potential promotional opportunities and wages associated with the promotion, and wage ranges within departments. The definitions of covered employers vary, as well as under what circumstances the information is to be disclosed. Additionally, certain laws impose record-keeping and reporting requirements, and penalties may be steep.

Since pay transparency laws vary greatly, counsel should understand the current state of pay transparency laws so that they may assist employers, particularly those with employees in multiple states, with their compliance challenges.

Listen as our expert panel provides a comprehensive overview of notable state and local pay transparency laws and offers best practices for compliance.

Outline

  1. Introduction: increasing pay transparency legislation
  2. Notable state/local pay transparency laws and varying requirements
    1. California
    2. Colorado
    3. Illinois
    4. Minnesota
    5. Nevada
    6. New York
    7. New York City
    8. Others
  3. Pending legislation
  4. Employer impact
    1. Multistate employer challenges
  5. Best practices for compliance

Benefits

The panel will review these and other important considerations:

  • What is the purpose of pay transparency laws?
  • What states and municipalities currently have pay transparency laws of which counsel should be aware?
  • What states have pay transparency laws going into effect soon? What states are considering this legislation?
  • What are some notable differences in requirements by jurisdiction?
  • What are best practices for compliance for multistate employers?