October 24th, 2023
Shining some sunlight on pay in your organization saves everyone time in the hiring process and can improve productivity too. Here's a nice summary of the latest pay transparency laws and when they go into effect.
October 25th, 2023
California has passed a new law giving employees time off after reproductive loss. It's a good start, but the leave is unpaid and it can put employees who need the time in the uncomfortable position of revealing private information they may not want their employer or colleagues to know.
October 26th, 2023
Well, that didn't take long. Washington's pay transparency law went into effect January 1, 2023 and ten months later we have class action lawsuits filed for failure to post realistic pay ranges in job ads.
October 27th, 2023
Employers often ask employees to sign agreements that give the employer all rights to anything the employee creates during the employment. These agreements are not always fair, and sometimes don't even apply to the circumstances.
October 30th, 2023
EEO-1 reports are due December 5 and require that employers with 100 or more employees file a form with the EEOC that lists the employer's jobs, the number of people in those jobs and the race/ethnicity and gender of the employees. It's pretty straight forward—unless you don't have the data.