Roundup: FMLA and remote workers; Hawaii pay equity laws; ESG and incentive compensation; AI laws and employment; Religious discrimination

NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1.13

August 07, 2023

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. 

 

This week we're answering the questions: 

 

  • How do I handle FMLA leave for remote workers? 
  • What are Hawaii's new pay equity laws? 
  • How is ESG affecting executive incentive pay? 
  • What are the laws on AI and employment decisions? 
  • Are religious discrimination claims increasing? 
August 1, 2023
This is a helpful article on how to handle family medical leave claims, especially if you have remote workers. It's also important to think through your other benefits and check with your friendly employment lawyer whenever you have an FMLA claim.
August 2, 2023
Hawaii has new pay equity and pay transparency laws that go into effect at the beginning of 2024. Yes. You have to post the pay in external job ads, but not for internal openings. This is weird. Here's my take along with a great analysis by Seyfarth.
August 3, 2023
ESG metrics are becoming part of corporate disclosures as investors and organizations recognize the importance of things like a healthy planet and humans so they can stay in business. And in the EU, ESG reporting is required for some types of organizations. from different perspectives at Proskauer.
August 4, 2023
This whitepaper on AI in employment decisions talks about what laws are out there, what's under consideration, and has a great checklist of questions to ask your vendor.
August 7, 2023
Employment lawyers have been expecting to see more religious discrimination claims. This is partly due to religions taking positions on social issues. It's also because our current Supreme Court recently said that employers have to make a stronger showing of undue hardship before they can deny religious accommodations.

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