State Pay Equity Compliance for Employers: Addressing Pay Gaps and Conducting Privileged Pay Audits

Ms. Bastone assists companies in the preparation of affirmative action plans for federal contractors including job group analyses, EEO-1 classifications, utilization analyses, compensation analyses and adverse impact analyses.

Ms. Mantoan is Of Counsel in Orrick's Employment Law & Litigation group, working across the San Francisco and Portland offices.  She focuses on high-stakes employment litigation, compliance counseling, and litigation avoidance measures. Ms. Mantoan's practice has a particular emphasis on complex class actions and developing areas of the law including pay equity and pay transparency, and she co-chairs Orrick's Pay Equity Task Force.

Recognized as a national resource on pay equity strategy and pay transparency compliance, Mr. Patrick integrates legal analysis, statistical rigor, and practical HR insight to help employers navigate evolving requirements and strengthen workforce decision-making. His work emphasizes privilege-protected analyses designed to reduce risk and support defensible employment practices. Mr. Patrick manages national client relationships, coordinating across legal, HR, and analytics functions to deliver consistent, scalable solutions. He also advises employers on internal investigations, compliance certifications, and Colorado employment laws, helping organizations anticipate and address risk before it escalates. Mr. Patrick co-leads the firm’s Workplace Analytics & Preventive Strategies group, which drives the firm’s pay equity, artificial intelligence, reorganizations, and related data-driven practices. He is also a core member of the firm’s Corporate Diversity Counseling and Government Contractor practices.