{"id":7968,"date":"2022-03-18T14:06:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T18:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/env-8605394.mightybox.site\/?post_type=news&#038;p=7968"},"modified":"2024-10-04T02:20:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T06:20:26","slug":"the-biden-administration-announces-new-actions-to-address-pay-equity","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/news\/the-biden-administration-announces-new-actions-to-address-pay-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biden Administration Announces New Actions to Address Pay Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the Biden administration announced steps to advance pay equity and promote women\u2019s economic security. According to a White House&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/03\/15\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-commitments-to-advance-pay-equity-and-support-womens-economic-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fact sheet<\/a>, the administration announced that it is taking actions to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advance pay equity for the federal workforce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote efforts to achieve pay equity for job applicants and employees of federal contractors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthen pay equity audits by federal contractors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure equitable access to well-paying jobs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address discrimination against caregivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Among these actions is an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2022\/03\/15\/executive-order-on-advancing-economy-efficiency-and-effectiveness-in-federal-contracting-by-promoting-pay-equity-and-transparency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">executive order<\/a>&nbsp;signed by President Joe Biden intended to promote pay equity and transparency for the federal workforce and employees of federal contractors. In addition, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/ofccp\/directives\/2022-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">directive<\/a>&nbsp;clarifying federal contractors\u2019 annual obligation to audit their compensation practices to ensure pay equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DOL also issued a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/WB\/media\/BearingTheCostReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">report<\/a>&nbsp;illustrating the impact of women\u2019s concentration in low-wage sectors. The report outlines the Biden administration\u2019s plan to address this disparity, which includes improving access and equity in education and training programs and supporting workers with caregiving responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/guidance\/covid-19-pandemic-and-caregiver-discrimination-under-federal-employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">technical assistance<\/a>&nbsp;on caregiver discrimination. The guidance warns that discrimination against applicants and employees based on pandemic-related caregiving responsibilities may violate federal employment laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Means<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This announcement coincides with the Biden administration\u2019s larger agenda of advancing pay equity. These new actions are generally directives to federal agencies, supplement or clarify existing guidance, or provide agency findings. As such, employers should continue to monitor the implementation and impact of these developments. TechServe Alliance will keep you apprised of any noteworthy updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5411,"parent":0,"template":"","topics":[44,244],"news-topics":[],"member-content":[],"class_list":["post-7968","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topics-legal-legislative","topics-finance-tax"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/7968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=7968"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=7968"},{"taxonomy":"member-content","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-content?post=7968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}