Law360: State Pay Equity Laws May Ease Path For EEOC Salary Survey

July 8. 2024

National Campaigns Director & Director of Equal Pay Today Deborah Vagins is quoted in a Law360 article about state pay transparency laws in relation to new EEOC salary data reporting requirements.

“Things have changed. There have been a lot of developments — legal, technological — and there has been internal pressure for companies to make sure that they are aware of their pay practices. And I think all of those make it even easier for companies to comply,” said Vagins, who is now the director of the Equal Pay Today campaign at Equal Rights Advocates. …

“There were business concerns that it would be cumbersome and difficult to do, and not compatible with the way they might’ve been looking at data,” Vagins said. “But in the almost decade since, companies are now having to do this because of state laws.”

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