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> Companies hit by wave of suits over job ads lacking pay info > A batch of proposed class actions filed in Washington state against major companies such as ad
by fancy_pantser 3y ago
> Companies hit by wave of suits over job ads lacking pay info
> A batch of proposed class actions filed in Washington state against major companies such as adidas AG, Home Depot Inc., and Marriott International Inc., will help employers gauge the litigation risk they face under a recent nationwide wave of pay transparency laws requiring salary ranges in job ads.
The wheels are starting to turn. I think there are more class actions happening than individual cases but IANAL.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/adidas-home-depot-sued-in-test-cases-on-job-ad-pay-transparency https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/adidas-home...
- jdksmdbtbdnmsm 3y agoThose are civil suits, so no fine. >Key legal questions will include whether the job applicants can show they suffered any injury to merit an award of damages Further down, the article links to another about some actual enforcement in Colorado, but the fines are an absolute joke; clearly so insignificant that the Bloomberg writer avoids giving a number for any single suit. Organize or perish. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/tesla-schwab-penalized-under-colorado-job-ad-pay-disclosure-law https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/tesla-schwa...