UMass Lowell recently hosted a forum presented by the Boston Women’s Workforce Council (BWWC) to discuss the state’s new wage transparency law.
The law, known as the 2024 Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act, aims to promote wage parity and transparency by establishing new requirements for Massachusetts employers.
The law seeks to promote wage parity and transparency by establishing new requirements for reporting for Massachusetts employers.
State Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones attended the forum, which was held to help employers understand how the law can help strengthen their workforce.
The law was signed into law last year by Gov. Maura Healey and is named after former U.S. labor secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in the presidential cabinet.
Author summary: UMass Lowell hosts forum on wage transparency law.