States of Work: Broader New York Pay Equity Law (Corrected)

This week’s “States of Work” looks at an expanded equal pay law taking effect this month in New York that will ban pay discrimination based on many protected categories including race, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and military status.

Check back every Thursday for a roundup of state and local developments in the labor and employment world.

N.Y. Pay Equity

Employers in New York will face broader equal pay requirements, covering not just sex but also age, race, sexual orientation, and other factors, beginning this month.

The state’s new pay equity law, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed ...