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Dec. 17, 2016
Equal pay law updates expand to include race, ethnicity
Before 2016, California law prohibited gender, race and ethnicity-based discrimination, but the 2015 and 2016 amendments significantly expand prior anti-discrimination provisions under state law. By Anthony J. Oncidi and Anthony DiBenedetto
Anthony J. Oncidi
Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP
labor & employment
2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 284-5690
Email: aoncidi@proskauer.com
U Chicago Law School
Anthony is chair of the West Coast Labor and Employment Department of Proskauer in Los Angeles.
The California Legislature once again expanded the equal pay statute this year, keeping employers on their toes as they continue to grapple with the latest developments. At the end of 2015, the Legislature amended California's Equal Pay Act (Labor Code Section 1197.5) to create what many consider to be the nation's toughest gender-based wage equality law. This year, the Legislature finished its sessio...
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