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What You Need to Know About Massachusetts' New Equal Pay Act

June 12, 2018

The National Law Review // Terence P. McCourt, Amanda L. Reynolds

New amendments to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA) will go into effect this July. The new provisions require employers to provide equal pay for comparable work without a difference in seniority, merit or experience, performance, or location. MEPA also bans questions about salary history during the hiring process, as these questions may be slowing progress towards wage equality.

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