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What You Need to Know About Employment Law Changes in 2025

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From changes in wages to new employee rights, staying ahead of these changes ensures you’re not only compliant but also supporting your team in the best way possible. If wage theft hasn’t been on your radar yet, nows the time to make sure you’re fully compliant. per hour, with adjustments for inflation.

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3 workplace compliance trends to watch in 2024

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Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Harvard University New York City bans height and weight discrimination New York City employers are now prohibited from discriminating against job applicants and employees based on their height or weight, according to an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law that went into effect in November.

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How to Prepare for EU Transparency Directive Implementation

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Organizations have three years – until June 7, 2026 – before pay transparency legislation is transposed into law. Unequal share of paid and unpaid work: Women have more work hours per week compared to men but spend more hours on work that is unpaid. But three years is only a short time when the EU faces a 12.7%

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Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Why Women Can’t Wait Another 50 Years

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According to the NWLC , disabled women earn 67 cents an hour in comparison to men without disabilities, and 84 cents compared to their male counterparts with disabilities. Women in the workforce are unlikely to see pay equity achieved in their working lifetime. You read that right. Efforts to close the gender pay gap have stalled.

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EEOC and WHD Alliance Impacts Every Employer

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The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunities Commission) and Department of Labor WHD (Wage and Hour Division) have agreed on a partnership to enforce “workplace justice issues”. Coordination between the two agencies will increase through information sharing, joint investigations, training, and outreach.

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Pay Transparency Act: British Columbia Takes Action on Equal Pay

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From November 1, employers must also include wage information in job postings and provide annual pay transparency reports. Closing the gender pay gap in British Columbia (BC) BC’s Pay Transparency Act aims to address systemic workplace discrimination and reduce pay gaps affecting women, people of color, non-binary, and disabled people.

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Is the EU Pay Transparency Directive the Future for US Pay Equity?

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Pay discrimination – coupled with a lack of pay transparency – has been highlighted as one of the key factors behind its stagnation. The EU Pay Transparency Directive also introduces a “shift of burden of proof’’ in cases of alleged pay discrimination.