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Massachusetts employers are now required to share salary ranges

The requirement applies to businesses with 25 or more employees whose primary work location is in Massachusetts.


A sign that says 'Close The Pay Gap' is held by Nancy Reichman, a member of Colorado's Pay Equity Commission, during a rally in downtown Denver, CO on April 28, 2009.
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Aspen Institute teams up with Pivotal for women’s equality

The $60 million competition aims to find solutions for modern workplace barriers.


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Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)

Pay transparency is about more than closing the gender pay gap

Advocates agree the disparity between what men and women earn won’t be fixed by pay transparency alone.


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The US gender pay gap widened for the second year in a row

Employers can prioritize benefits that may mitigate trends that perpetuate the gender pay gap, such as a lack of access to childcare.


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Pay transparency warrants a “nuanced” approach, new research suggests

Lower-performing workers may lose motivation and be less likely to negotiate for a raise when pay, rank are revealed.


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Two factors account for most of the gender pay gap. Here’s what HR can do about them.

While women switch jobs at a similar frequency to men, they take career breaks more often, and for longer periods of time, a recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute finds.


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A ‘pay philosophy’ can help HR resolve pay inequities in the workplace

“It’s the general idea of where labor costs fit in the budget, what priority they have, what types of behavior we want to reward with pay,” Heather Bussing, employment lawyer and author, tells HR Brew.

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