Understanding Pay Equity , Discrimination and New EEO-1 Reporting Rules

Pay equity is a hot-button employment law issue. This 90-minute pay equity webinar explains your obligations as an employer, how to prevent pay discrimination claims, and whether EEO-1 reporting rules apply to you and what compliance requires.

You'll learn what pay equity and the pay gap are, the laws that affect employers, and historical efforts to achieve equal pay, including Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act.

The session also covers the factors to weigh when deciding whether you meet your legal obligations, the positions of the EEOC and OFCCP, and steps to stay ahead of the curve.

• Explain the pay gap and its impact
• Describe the laws that govern pay equity
• Explain the EEOC and OFCCP positions on pay discrimination
• Assess whether your pay practices meet legal obligations
• Determine whether EEO-1 reporting rules apply and what compliance requires

• What pay equity is and the pay gap and its impact
• Title VII, sex discrimination and pay equity
• Historical efforts to achieve pay equity: the Equal Pay Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act
• Pay equity laws that affect employers
• Factors to consider in meeting your legal obligations
• The EEOC and OFCCP role in fighting pay discrimination
• EEO-1 reporting requirements and their implications
• Staying ahead of the curve

Pay equity is a hot-button issue, and the pay gap affects both employees and employers. Keeping ahead of pay equity laws and EEOC enforcement helps you avoid employee lawsuits and attract and retain good people so your company stays competitive.

The session suits CEOs, business owners, CFOs, controllers, senior and hiring managers, compensation officers and HR directors and managers.

• CEO's
• Business Owners
• CFO's
• Controllers
• Senior Managers
• Hiring Managers
• Compensation Officers
• HR Directors/Managers

Janette Levey Frisch, has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law. Janette operates under this core belief: It is possible, and it is in an employer’s best interest, to proactively solve workforce challenges before they become problems, before they result in lawsuits or steep fines caused by government audits. Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, acting as the Employer’s Legal Wellness Professional — to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette authors the firm’s weekly blog, where you can read each week, in plain English (not legalese) about issues impacting employers today. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer. Janette has spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others. Janette serve on the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, a multi-disciplinary task force, dedicated to providing, holistic, proactive and cutting-edge solutions and resources for employers committed to ensuring a safe workplace.