Employment Alert - Court Prohibits Use of Prior Salary to Justify Unequal Pay

4/25/2018

On April 9th, in Rizo v. Yovino, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed itself and ruled that an employee's prior salary does not constitute a "factor other than sex" which can support a pay differential between a male and female employee performing comparable jobs. This is an important change in the law, and increases the risk for potential liability under the federal Equal Pay Act.

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