By Emily Kimble and Victoria Ungvary
BLOG OVERVIEW: California’s SB 464, signed in October 2025, overhauls the state’s pay data reporting requirements and most notably replaces the 10 EEO-1 job categories with 23 SOC-based categories beginning with...
By Joanna Colosimo
BLOG OVERVIEW: On June 11, 2026, the National Partnership for Women & Families, Equal Rights Advocates, and The 75 Million Project released a report urging Congress to codify and expand the protections formerly provided under...
By Ben Kerner and Yesenia Salguero
BLOG OVERVIEW: On May 22, 2026, the European Commission reaffirmed that the EU Pay Transparency Directive will proceed on its original timeline, declining member state requests to delay or renegotiate ahead of the...
By Murray Simpson and Brittany Dian-Hansell
BLOG OVERVIEW: The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) required all 27 member states to transpose it into national law by June 7, 2026, but only four met the deadline. EU Member States...
By Don Lustenberger
BLOG OVERVIEW: Malta has transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970) through the Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations, 2026 (L.N. 173 of 2026), becoming one of only four Member States alongside Italy,...
By Loi Tan
BLOG OVERVIEW: Bulgaria has published a draft law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970), implemented through amendments to the Protection Against Discrimination Act (PADA) and Labour Code. The proposal introduces...
By Grace Boudjalis
BLOG OVERVIEW: Connecticut’s Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act (CART Act), signed into law on May 27, 2026, is one of the broadest state AI laws to date and imposes new compliance obligations on employers...
By Kate Hayek
BLOG OVERVIEW: Maine has enacted LD 54, a pay transparency law signed by Governor Janet Mills on April 24, 2026, and expected to take effect July 29, 2026. Employers with 10 or more employees must include a pay range in job postings...
By Brittany Dian-Hansell
BLOG OVERVIEW: On April 15, 2026, Slovakia became the first EU Member State to fully transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970), adopting the Equal Pay Act with an entry-into-force date of June 7, 2026, the exact...
