On Jan. 29, the Biden administration unveiled two new rules that would limit the use of pay history for federal employees and employees of federal contractors.
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a policy for agencies that will limit the use of salary history in the process of determining pay for employment inside the government. This newly implemented law will apply to federal employees.
President Joe Biden made a statement about the action, remarking that the order comes on the 15-year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, put into place under the Obama administration. According to the president, the legislation was a “landmark victory in the fight for equal pay.”…
