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.; Nearly every Fortune 100 company is on record as pledging a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

However, job levels present administrative, equity, promotional and geographic challenges, among others.

Resource: Pay Equity Laws by State: Are You in Compliance?

“Ratcheting” salary offers to woo talent, rising inflation and cost of living, greater emphasis on pay equity , and pay transparency laws are all contributing to increased scrutiny surrounding compensation, said Ruth Thomas, pay equity strategist at Payscale.

.; When people think of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), race and gender are the attributes that typically come to mind.

When organizations educate employees about how pay is determined, employee trust in the organization increases by 10% and pay equity perceptions increase by 11%.

For WorldatWork Members ;Answers to Common Employee Questions on Pay Transparency , Workspan Daily Plus+ article; ;5 Things TR Pros Can Do to Mitigate Pay Transparency Risks, Workspan Daily Plus+ article; ;Simplifying ‘Comp-Speak’ for Employees in the Era of Pay Transparency , Workspan Magazine article; ;Disrupting Total Rewards: Where AI meets Pay Information Disclosure , Journal of Total Rewards article; ;Pay Equity Laws by State — Are You in Compliance?

“A Grand Experiment: Axon Rolls Dice with Risk-Reward Equity Plan.”

There are many effective forms of LTIs that family businesses can choose from: ;Real equity is suitable for companies willing to share ownership with non-family executives.; ;Phantom equity mimics equity value growth without conferring actual ownership.; ;Stock appreciation rights (SARs) provide cash or equivalent payouts tied to growth in company valuation.; ;Long-term cash plans deliver performance-based payouts over multi-year periods without equity dilution.; Whichever LTI plan design is selected, the board must evaluate plan objectives and assess how well the plan aligns with business strategy and company culture.

Explain any compensation allocations that the employee is receiving (such as merit increase, market adjustment, promotional increase, bonus, equity) and the intent of each reward.