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Maryland Significantly Expands Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

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All Employers with Maryland Employees

EFFECTIVE

October 1, 2016

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HB 1003 amends Maryland’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act of 2016 (“the Act”) to include significant new provisions designed to (1) prohibit pay discrimination based on gender identity, and (2) boost pay transparency.  The Act already prohibits wage differentials on the basis of sex, where employees “work in the same establishment and perform work of comparable character, or work on the same operation in the same business or of the same type.”

New, key amendments to the Act include:

Workplace Posting Deadlines for July 1, 2016

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Varies; See Below

EFFECTIVE

July 1, 2016

QUESTIONS?

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A number of minimum wage and/or specific paid sick leave ordinances go into effect in July, just one week away. Employers should check the table below for some imminent deadlines for workplace postings.