We’re pleased to share a thoughtful look at whether lawsuits alleging illegal pay disparities under California law are suitable as class actions. This post, recently featured on Seyfarth’s Pay Equity Issues & Insights Blog, provides some compelling reasons to argue that they’re not.     

Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the past few years we have seen groundbreaking changes to equal pay laws
Continue Reading Recent Pay Equity Cases Show That Such Cases Are Ill-Suited For Class Treatment

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first case of its kind under the California Fair Pay Act, a court dismissed a pay equity class claim against Google, holding that alleging wage discrimination for “all women” does not plead enough information to sustain a complaint.

You have learned, in following our updates on California’s Fair Pay Act (2015 passage, 2016 update
Continue Reading Google It: Pay Equity Class Action Complaint Dismissed

From high profile cases in Hollywood to the Silicon Valley, to high-profile legislation, gender pay equity has been top of the news in the past year.  On January 1, 2016, the California Fair Pay Act — widely publicized as the toughest (gender) pay equity law in the nation — became effective.  Other states (Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Continue Reading Pay Equity Legislation: Not Just Gender Anymore