Marc A. Mandelman, Member of the Firm in the Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice, in the firm’s New York office, was quoted in SHRM, in “NYC Pay Transparency Law May Result in Pay Compression” by Allen Smith.
Following is an excerpt:
New York City’s Wage Transparency Law takes effect Nov. 1, and employers—including businesses outside the city with job ads for remote work—are realizing one of the unintended outcomes of complying with the law may be pay compression. …
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“The reality is that compliance will be extremely complex for most employers,” said Marc Mandelman, an attorney with Epstein Becker Green in New York City. “The widespread continuation of remote work following COVID will mean that many employers nationwide are posting for wholly remote positions that could be performed anywhere, including by residents of New York City.”