Greg Hanscom's blog post "Employers Stuck in the Middle on Evolving Equal Pay Laws," was published on TLNT.com.

President Obama recently signed two executive orders changing the landscape of equal pay protections applicable to federal contractors, Greg wrote.

The first executive order prohibits federal contractors from firing, demoting or retaliating against employees who discuss their compensation. The second order directs the Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, to establish and implement new regulations requiring federal contractors to submit compensation data that, in part, is broken down by sex and race.

Click here to read Greg's full blog post on the Government Solutions Blog.

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