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Pay Equity After a Reorganization: What Employers Often Miss

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Pay equity disputes are rarely about a single salary decision. They turn on whether an employer’s explanation for a pay gap holds together once the facts are examined. A recent Seventh Circuit decision shows how reorganizations that blend promotions and transfers into the same role can expose cracks in that

The Groundhog Day Problem in Workplace Investigations

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In Groundhog Day, the problem isn’t that the day repeats. It’s that nothing changes. At one point, Phil Connors captures the frustration perfectly: “What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today.” That same problem shows up when employers investigate complaints about a supervisor, conclude the conduct is not