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

Send us a text 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 bookPay EquityContact:Heather's LinkedInDavid's LinkedInPodcast Manger: Karissa HarrisEmail us!Production by Affogato Media To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/ Produced by Affogato Media