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Pay equity issues are of increasing concern to employers and employees alike, and proposed changes to the Equal Pay Act and the new presidential administration encourage further exploration of these claims. Several states have robust pay equity statutes, including California, New Jersey, and Delaware, and more state legislation has been proposed. Multi-million dollar settlements of class actions and public claims by diverse groups occur every week.
Shareholder groups now routinely demand that companies conduct pay audits to ensure employees are being paid fairly and in compliance with these laws and to mitigate future risk.
If amended, the Equal Pay Act may result in significant additional claims because expanding the definition of "establishment" increases the potential for damages. Further, these complicated claims require that employment counsel must prepare proper statistical models that assist in both class certifications and estimations of damages.
Listen as our expert panel discusses employers' increased risk in pay discrimination claims. The panel will address the potential changes in the Equal Pay Act and the likelihood of trends in upcoming cases related to class certification and how data is used to support claims and defend potential pay equity violations.
Presented By

Mr. Gagnon is a partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. A member of the Labor & Employment Department, he focuses his practice on Complex Discrimination and Wage and Hour Litigation.

Mr. O'Hara's practice focuses on employment law counseling and litigation as well as human resources counseling, compliance, and training.

Ms. Turner is an active partner with the Employment, Labor and Life, Health, Disability & ERISA practice groups and one of the national leaders of the Firm’s Cannabis, Hemp & CBD practice group. She represents clients in Washington and Oregon and is a Co-Managing Partner of the firm’s Seattle office. Ms. Turner's Employment and Labor practice focuses on employers and includes a hybrid of counseling and litigation. She is an experienced litigator who has represented and defended employers in matters involving claims for wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, privacy, defamation, ADA, leave and benefits, breach of contract, violation of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and wage and hour. Ms. Turner practices in both Washington and Oregon’s state and federal trial and appellate courts, and her practice includes arbitrations before American Arbitration Association and Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services. She also has experience representing clients before federal and state agencies including the National Labors Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, Department of Health, Washington’s Labor & Industries, Washington’s Human Rights Commission, Employee Security Department, Seattle Office of Civil Rights, Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries, and other state and local administrative agencies.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Live Online
On Demand
Date + Time
- event
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
Outline
- History of the Equal Pay Act and the proposed amendments
- Damages
- Establishment
- State analogs
- Pay audits
- Privilege
- Use of statistical analysis
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- How have equal pay and pay discrimination laws evolved over the years, and what is the expected outcome of the current amendments proposed to the Equal Pay Act?
- How should a company and counsel conduct a pay audit?
- What statistical methods are most commonly requested by employment counsel to avoid and resolve pay equity claims?
- What best practices should employer counsel utilize when implementing proactive pay audits, selecting statistical models, and developing jury presentation strategies?
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