On April 20, 2022, Governor Tate Reeves signed the “Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.” The new law, which takes effect on July 1, prohibits an employer from paying one employee less than another employee of the opposite sex for equal work. To be considered “equal,” the work must require equal skill, education, effort, and responsibility, and it must be performed under similar working conditions. The law applies to private and public employers with
