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California Employers with 100+ Employees Should be Aware of Fast Approaching Pay Data Report Deadline
Employers with 100 or more employees nationally and at least one employee in California are required to submit a pay data report to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing no later than March 31, 2021. Similar to the Federal … Continue reading
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Law – Recent Developments
2020 brought employment law practitioners several federal court decisions that proved to be interesting, instructive and, at times, entertaining. Some decisions were victories for employees, and others were victories for employers. No matter the outcome, however, all the opinions continue … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Pay, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Disability, Equal Pay, Salary History, Supreme Court, Title VII
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Show Them the Money: Colorado’s New Equal Pay Law
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) goes into effect January 1, 2021. To implement the Act, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment recently adopted the Equal Pay Transparency (“EPT”) Rules. Here, we summarize certain notable features of … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Hiring, Pay, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Colorado, Equal Pay, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
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New Mexico Employment Law 2019 Review
It’s been a busy year for the New Mexico legislature – especially in the employment space. Check out Benjamin Nucci and Walker Crowson’s Legal Alert here taking a look at six employment bills impacting New Mexico employers.
Posted in Discrimination, Handbook, Minimum Wage, New Mexico, Pay, Sick Leave, Transgender
| Tagged At-Will, Ban the Box, Bill, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave, Senate Bill, Susana Martinez, Union Security
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Rule Clarifying Exclusions from Overtime Calculation
On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) finalized a new rule that lets employers leave several perks, including tuition benefits, paid leave cash-outs, and some bonuses, out of the formula used to calculate employees’ overtime pay. According … Continue reading
Posted in DOL, FLSA, Pay, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime, Wage & Hour
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Salary Threshold Rule, Effective January 1, 2020
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to make an estimated 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Check out Snell & Wilmer’s legal alert … Continue reading
Posted in DOL, FLSA, Pay
| Tagged Final Rule, Highly Compensated Employees, Overtime, Salary, US Department of Labor
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EEO-1 Deadline: Reporting Wage Information
Pay data reporting is on the way for employers. This is particularly true as momentum around equal pay continues to build. At the federal level, on September 30, 2019, the EEOC is requiring employers to provide additional employment data on … Continue reading
Posted in EEOC, Federal Contractor, Pay
| Tagged EEO, Reporting Requirements, Title VII
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Revival of Bag Check Suit Suggests Employers Must Pay Employees for Time Spent Undergoing Exit Inspections
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived two previously dismissed cases against California employers that claimed that the employers failed to pay workers for time spent undergoing bag inspections before leaving work each day. The Ninth Circuit’s decisions … Continue reading
UPDATE: Employers Must File EEO-1 Reports for 2017 and 2018
The EEOC announced last week that employers must file their EEO-1 Component 2 data for calendar years 2017 and 2018 by September 30. The wage data must be broken down by race, sex, and ethnicity. The EEO-1 survey can be found … Continue reading
Posted in EEOC, Pay
| Tagged Chutkan, EEO-1, EEOC Guidance, Equal Pay, Obama, Pay Data, Reporting, Reporting Requirements
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