In a presentation at McDermott’s Employment and Employee Benefits Forum, our lawyers discuss the patchwork of state and local laws surrounding pay equity for similarly situated employees doing the same job. Particularly in California, new developments have emerged further clarifying pay equity laws. For best practices, they recommend:
Establishing compensation ranges across substantially similar jobs
Taking into account job-related factors when establishing and evaluating employee compensation
Conducting pay equity analysis under privilege
Performing a thoughtful time analysis and remedial action