5 Ways To Commemorate Equal Pay Day 2017

April 4 is Equal Pay Day—a day originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity designating how far into the calendar year women would have to work to earn the same as men in the previous year.

Much like using the start of Daylight Saving Time as a reminder to check that your smoke alarm batteries are working, employers can use Equal Pay Day as a reminder to check in with their compensation policies and practices to make sure that they are up to date. This is increasingly important, given the number of new regulatory and state law changes that have been enacted or proposed on the topic of pay equity recently. Here are five ways that an employer can commemorate Equal Pay Day:

1. Review and refresh your equal employment opportunity (EEO) policy. Review your EEO policy to ensure that it addresses principles of compensation and is up to date on all the applicable protected classes in your jurisdiction.