2023 Employment Law Updates

by | Feb 5, 2023 | Human Resources, Professional Development

Pay Transparency

Pay transparency is the practice of openly and proactively sharing information on organizational compensation practices, including pay rates for specific positions, pay increases, bonuses or commission structures, benefits, retirement plans, or any other specifics about pay.  Many applicants and employees assume that human resources (HR) are the driving force against pay transparency. Most times, that is not the case. 

The Department of Labor wants you to know your rights in regard to pay transparency. Pay transparency was derived from the equal pay movement.  The New York Times states that when pay transparency goes public, it is expected to help reduce wage gaps. As of 2022, the states that now require posting the salary range on job postings are: 

  • California
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Toledo, OH
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Maryland
  • Nevada
  • New York City
  • Rhode Island
  • Washington

Pay transparency is so important that I created a full blog dedicated to it.  Click here to read “What’s Up With Pay Transparency?”.

Layoffs

These tech layoffs are causing an uproar on LinkedIn.  To me, it’s a little sad to see that it took these household names like Google, Facebook, and Twitter to make folks pay attention to how devastating layoffs are. 

I’ve been trying hard not to follow the details of every detail of these layoffs.  To me, it’s a heavy burden to carry.  Watching folks get to the highlight of their career and finally reach their career goals, only to have it instantly taken away is no easy movie to watch over and over again.  

One thing that I have done is checked out multiple layoff trackers.  Originally, I used it to find talent for open roles that I was recruiting for.  Now that I’m no longer in Talent Acquisition/Recruiting, I check it out every once in a while for any sign that layoffs are coming to an end.  Click below to see check out the two layoff trackers that I rely on:

California Law 

One thing I’m avoiding like the plague is working for a company in California that uses California Law as its state law.  California, New York, and Colorado employment laws make my head swing.  As an employee, their laws are amazing.  As a Human Resources professional, their laws bring migraines. 

I know some Human Resources professionals are in California and can use some help from time to time.  As a result, I touched on the 2023 law updates in this video.  Click below to see two other YouTube Videos that dive into 2023 law updates for California.  

If you found this helpful, put “Thanks Sis” in the comments. I’ll meet you there.