Heather Bussing - Unpacking Pay Equity and What It Really Means for Employers

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Heather Bussing - Unpacking Pay Equity and What It Really Means for Employers
Jul 11, 2024 Season 7 Episode 20
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Summary:

Heather Bussing has been a California employment attorney for over 30 years, has worked in the HR tech space for nearly 20 years, and is a newly published author! In this episode, Heather talks about why pay equity is so closely related to DEI&B, why American legislators are finally breaking new ground with pay equity laws, and what employers can do to improve pay equity in their organizations. 


Chapters:

[0:00 - 9:07] Introduction

  • Welcome, Heather!
  • Today’s Topic: Unpacking Pay Equity and What It Really Means for Employers


[9:08 - 18:22] Why is pay equity a large part of DEI&B?

  • Pay equity is much more visible now thanks to HR technology
  • Reliable data is still critical for pay equity analysis


[18:23 - 27:19] Why is pay equity now a topic of discussion for American legislation?

  • Unpacking the evolution of pay legislation
  • Why more states haven’t yet passed pay equity legislation


[27:20 - 33:52] What can employers do to improve pay equity?

  • Pay equity is a compliance issue which can be very expensive
  • (Not legal) advice on how to follow the various pay equity regulations from various states


[33:53 - 34:55] Closing

  • Thanks for listening!


Quotes

“Along with [pay] transparency, needs to come education.”

“It is so much cheaper to throw money at your [employees] instead of your lawyers.”

Resources:
Get Pay Right book
Pay Equity

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