On October 4, 2018, Skadden hosted the webinar "Equal Pay:
Voluntary Disclosure, Activism and Litigation." The panelists
were Marc Gerber, partner, Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate
Governance, Skadden; Blair Jones, executive compensation consultant
and managing director, Semler Brossy Consulting Group; Stephen
Pennacchio, senior vice president of Total Rewards, Pfizer; and
David Schwartz, global head of Labor and Employment Law, Skadden.
Regina Olshan, Skadden's global head of Executive Compensation
and Benefits, moderated the discussion.
Renewed Focus on Equal Pay
Ms. Olshan began by providing an overview of the previous
webinar and discussing the cultural shift that has renewed societal
focus on pay equity. Ms. Olshan credited the White House Equal Pay
Pledge under the Obama administration and the #MeToo movement as
two important factors. While the #MeToo movement is primarily
focused on sexual harassment, Ms. Olshan noted its impact of a
greater focus on
