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Distress signals: Cooperation agreements or mergers to the rescue in times of crisis?
The current volatile and unpredictable economic climate creates challenges for businesses.
United States | Publication | March 2021
To encourage California employers to self-assess and correct pay disparities along racial and gender lines, the California legislature enacted Senate Bill 973 (SB 973) on September 30, 2020. SB 973 mandates that private employers of 100 or more employees, at least one of whom being in California, must report pay and hours-worked data by establishment, job category, sex, race and ethnicity to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) by March 31, 2021, and annually thereafter. In addition to providing for new pay data reporting, SB 973 authorized the DFEH to enforce the Equal Pay Act (Labor Code section 1197.5), which prohibits unjustified pay disparities.
This past month, the DFEH issued answers to FAQs and a template form for employers to submit their reports. The guidance clarified that an employee who regularly teleworks from a residence in California but who is assigned to an establishment outside of California must be included in the pay data report. More guidance from the DFEH is expected before the March 31 reporting deadline.
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The current volatile and unpredictable economic climate creates challenges for businesses.
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On April 17, the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) released its Notice of Action and Proposed Action in Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting the Maritime, Logistics and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance, Request for Comments (the Notice).
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