Pay Transparency, Wage Equity and the Expanding Patchwork of State Laws in 2026
Date: May 27, 2026 | Time: 10 AM (PST) | 1:00 PM (ET) Duration: 60 Minutes | Speaker: Melveen Stevenson, MBA, SPHR, SHRM SCP You can choose and select quantity from following webinar formats
Pay transparency and wage equity laws are accelerating nationwide, creating a complex and often confusing compliance landscape for employers. This session provides a clear, practical overview of the newest state requirements, including job posting disclosures, pay range communication rules, pay data reporting, and recordkeeping expectations. With more states adopting transparency mandates each year, multi-state employers must stay ahead of the evolving patchwork to avoid compliance gaps.
Beyond legal requirements, organizations are also facing heightened expectations from employees, candidates, and regulators around equitable pay practices. This program explores the intersection of compliance, compensation strategy, and organizational culture—helping leaders understand not only what the laws require, but how to build sustainable, defensible pay practices that support fairness and trust.
Session Highlights: Areas Covered in This Training:
Overview of the newest state pay transparency and wage equity laws
Multi-state compliance challenges and disclosure requirements
Pay data reporting trends and enforcement priorities
How to build defensible, equitable pay practices
Practical steps for updating job postings, compensation processes, and documentation
Why You Should Attend:
Pay transparency is no longer optional—it’s becoming a core compliance requirement and a competitive necessity. This session helps HR and payroll professionals understand the latest legal developments, anticipate upcoming changes, and implement practical steps to strengthen wage equity across their organizations. Attendees will leave with clarity, confidence, and a roadmap for navigating one of the fastest moving areas of employment law.
Who Will Benefit:
HR Directors
Compensation Managers
Talent Acquisition Leaders
HR Compliance Managers
Business Owners/Executives in multi-state organizations
Expert Speaker
Margie Faulk is a senior-level human resources professional with over 18 years of workplace compliance experience and HR consulting experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC. Margie has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public, and Non-profit sectors. Margie’s new focus is to provide Employers and Professionals with risk management strategies to develop risk management strategies to mitigate workplace violations. Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduce potential workplace fines and penalties from violations of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish), fluent and Bi-cultural. Margie holds a professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE). Margie is also a SHRM Credit Provider offering SHRM-CP and SHRM-SPC credits for her training, which major HR individuals need to maintain their certification credits.
Credits/Certification
1.5 CEUs/RCHs
HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org
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