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Gao Report Criticizes DOL’s Enforcement of Wage and Hour Laws

July 28, 2008

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report titled “Fair Labor Standards Act: Better Use of Available Resources and Consistent Reporting Could Improve Compliance” during a House Education and Labor Committee hearing held...

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IS A FAIR PAY BILL BACK ON THE TABLE?

May 21, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsSen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) has introduced the Fair Pay Act of 2008 (S. 2945) requiring that time limits for filing pay discrimination claims begin to run when the employee “knew or should...

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SENATE VOTE BLOCKS ACTION ON THE CONTROVERSIAL LEDBETTER BILL

May 07, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn April 23, 2008, the Senate voted 56-42 to block debate on the Fair Pay Restoration Act, a bill that would reverse the controversial Supreme Court ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber

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Senate Help Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Overturn Ledbetter Decision

February 06, 2008

On January 24, 2008, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on S. 1843, the “Fair Pay Restoration Act,” a bill that would overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co....

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JUDGE APPROVES $6.2 MILLION PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF BIAS SUIT

January 17, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 15, 2008, the EEOC announced that a federal court had granted final approval for a $6.2 million partial settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers who suffered...

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DOL WAGE & HOUR REPORTS RECORD $220 MILLION WAGE RECOVERY FOR FY 2007

January 03, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 28, 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the Employment Standards Administration’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered more than $220 million in back wages for over...

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California State Senate Passes Pay Equity Bill

September 24, 2007

On September 11, 2007, the California State Senate passed AB 437, which clarifies that the time period for alleging pay discrimination claims runs from the date of each payment there is a discriminatory wage. The bill, which passed with a vote of 22...

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U.S. House of Representatives Scheduled to Vote July 30, 2007 on Pay Discrimination Legislation

July 30, 2007

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsUPDATE: The bill passed on July 31, 2007.The House of Representatives is reportedly scheduled to vote on “The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007” on Monday, July 30, 2007. This bill, H.R....

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DCI’s David Cohen on Compensation Panel At 2007 ILG Conference on August 24 in New York

July 26, 2007

David Cohen, DCI Consulting Group, Inc., will serve on a panel with other well known compensation experts on Friday, August 24, 2007 at the ILG Conference in New York. The panel session is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Other compensation...

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Bipartisan Group Introduces Senate Bill to Reverse Controversial Ledbetter Pay Decision

July 26, 2007

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsUPDATE: The House bill passed on July 31, 2007.On July 20, 2007, a bipartisan group of fourteen Senators introduced a bill (“The Fair Pay Restoration Act”) to overturn the Supreme Court’s...

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HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

July 26, 2007

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn July 11, 2007, the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on The Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 1338). This bill, which was introduced by Rep. Rose DeLauro (D-CT), now...

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EEOC ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF SYSTEMIC RACE BIAS

July 18, 2007

By Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe EEOC has announced a $20 million proposed consent decree resolving a systemic race discrimination lawsuit against Walgreens, an Illinois-based national drug store chain (EEOC v. Walgreen...

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