I. INTRODUCTION
When the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) became law in 1963, women earned approximately 59 cents for every dollar a man earned.1 Women today are earning roughly 80 cents on the dollar.2 While the past 50 years have seen extraordinary progress for women, the persistence of a 20 percent gender pay gap, coupled with the rapidly growing population of women in the workforce, has caused the government to reinvigorate its efforts to enforce and strengthen pay […]

It is no surprise that emotions can run high during a workplace investigation. Whether the complaint concerns harassment, theft or other alleged misconduct, there is often a tendency for parties to vigorously try to advance their version of events. One way this occurs is for employees to insist on independent legal representation throughout the course of the investigation. As explained below, although the law is relatively clear on whether employees can demand representation, the […]