Salary.com Compensation & Pay Equity Law Review

Roundup: New pay transparency laws; Federal preemption; Payroll debit cards; Pay reporting in MA; Healthcare noncompetes in PA

Newsletter volume 2.32 August 14, 2024

Salary.com Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review

Welcome to Salary.com's Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review.

Our editor, employment lawyer Heather Bussing, is tracking legislation, cases, and analysis to give you the latest critical HR topics. She and Kent Plunkett, CEO of Salary.com, also have a new book out on Pay Equity, Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity that Works !

This week we're answering the questions:

Why are so many pay transparency maps out of date?
What is preemption and how does it work in employment law?
Are you an ELN or ELN curious?
What are some of the rules around payroll debit cards?
What's in Massachusetts latest pay transparency law?
Why did Pennsylvania just outlaw noncompete agreements for healthcare workers?

August 8^th, 2024

Time to Update the Pay Transparency Map!

If you search for a map of the US showing which states have pay transparency laws, there are lots to choose from. Few are accurate. And even if they are, they won't stay that way for very long. But here's the latest..

August 9^th, 2024

Preemption for the Employment Law Nerds

This article explains some of the benefits and concerns around payroll debit cards and the laws that apply to them. The big one is that when an employer offers to pay employees by debit card, the employee has the right to decline. .

August 12^th, 2024

Declined: Why Payroll Debit Cards Must Be Optional

This article explains some of the benefits and concerns around payroll debit cards and the laws that apply to them.

The big one is that when an employer offers to pay employees by debit card, the employee has the right to decline.

August 13^th, 2024

Massachusetts Employers Post the Pay

Massachusetts joins states requiring employers to post pay in job ads now and report pay data and demographic data to the state Department of Labor in February 2025.

August 14^th, 2024

Pennsylvania Restricts Noncompetes for Healthcare Workers

Employers often think they want noncompete agreements to protect them against the competition. But when there's a labor shortage and the people they need are in high demand and short supply, noncompetes backfire.

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