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Equal Pay Rights

Equal Pay Rights

Equal Pay Rights

YOUR EMPLOYER MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS LEAVE OR OFFER IT TO YOU. Especially with this law expanding from employers of 50+ employees to just 5+ employees in California, many folks will likely have to educate their employers on their rights to medical l

Just because there is not a male to compare her work and salary to does not mean the employer can take a discount when paying women.

The United States Supreme Court recognized in Washington County v. Gunther, 452 U.S. 161 (1981) that hiring a woman

I recently found out that someone very close to me was paid $10,000 less than her male counterpart. It wasn’t until she left the job that she had the courage to ask her coworker what he made. To her surprise, he gladly offered up the informatio

This is a biggie, so don’t miss it.

When you return to work from FMLA / CFRA leave, you MUST be returned to the same or a comparable position that is EQUIVALENT (virtually identical) to your former position in terms of the following:

-Same or

Looking for evidence of intent? You don't need it.

Your employer does not need to intentionally discriminate against you because you are a woman in order to violate your equal pay rights.

You do not need to prove that your employer wanted to pay yo

As an employment attorney, I am often asked HOW women can take steps to ensure they are paid as much as their male counterparts. My answer is often situational, but has a common theme: we need to TALK about it with our colleagues. And this is a hard

SB 1162 is officially a law! If you are a CA employee, you definitely want to read up on this one, because it very well may apply to you.

This law is a major step in the direction of combatting gender and race / ethnicity-based pay disparities at wo

You should NEVER have to choose between your health and your livelihood. Yet, many folks end up doing this because they don’t know their workplace health rights and their employer didn’t educate them either.

Either the employer doesn&rsq

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