Throughout 2021, members of the Provost鈥檚 Office, the Office of Data Analytics, the deans, Human Resources, and campus financial units worked together to identify protected class gender and race and ethnicity salary inequities under the baby直播app Equal Pay for Equal Work Act law鈥檚 provisions.

All regular classified and university staff occupied positions were reviewed and grouped into substantially similar job families. This review included position description content, supervisor and HR liaison input, payroll job code, working title, salary, job-related experience at CU, time in current role and annual performance ratings, if applicable. Education, external experience, licensure, certifications, specialized skills or training were also reviewed if relevant to the role, such as for psychologists, behavioral health counselors, nurses and physicians.听For a detailed explanation of the assessment methodology and the review process, see CU Boulder CEPEWA Staff Methodology.

Salary differences could typically be explained by one or more of the following reasons, all of which are allowed by law:

  • Job family (nature of work)
  • Level or scope of the role
  • Time in the role
  • Relevant experience at CU

In those cases where salary differences could not be explained by one or more of the criteria listed above and where a gender or race/ethnicity difference existed, the employee鈥檚 salary was flagged for an increase to the level of the higher paid substantially similar job. The goal was to ensure that staff pay differences for substantially similar work are not discriminatory based on protected class gender or race/ethnicity. No salaries were decreased as a result of this analysis.