Dori Goldstein

California is the latest state to enact a new type of pay equity law that requires employers to include pay ranges in job descriptions. This follows a larger trend of states and individuals using pay transparency to shrink the ever-present pay gap. Look for that trend to continue, as state laws and the changing culture around money push conversations about pay into the spotlight in 2023.

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to abruptly transition to remote work. But for most employers, the return to the office is turning out to be a slower, more complicated process. That process won’t get any easier in 2022, as lawmakers, regulators, employers, and workers go to battle over vaccine requirements. Here’s a look at how those battles will play out and define this next stage of the pandemic. 1.

A vocational nurse administers Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine to a man in Los Angeles, California on Aug. 22, 2021. Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Sept. 13, 2021, 5:30 PM All U.S. companies with 100 or more employees could be required to mandate either Covid-19 vaccinations or weekly testing for their workers, under an emergency rule announced by the Biden administration last week.