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These Employment Laws Work to Safeguard Pay Equity for All

HR Digest

While stable sounds like a positive word, their research implies that the pay inequality between men and women is similar to the numbers from 2002, with women earning 82 percent of what their male counterparts earn. Those who experience a gender pay gap have up to 2 years to approach the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Are Workers’ Compensation benefits protected against the rising cost of living?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

To forestall this eventuality, the majority of North American workers’ compensation jurisdictions adjust periodic payments (sometimes called workers’ compensation pensions or permanent disability payments) to account for increases in the cost of living. This policy, however, is far from universal among US workers’ compensation systems.