This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. addresses recent New York State DOL regulations that implemented October 2015 provisions amending the state's equal pay law to make it unlawful for employers to prohibit employees from inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing wages. Employers may create written policies setting reasonable standards on discussing other employees' wages, but employees may give verbal permission to have their own wages discussed. The regulations, which became effective on February 1, 2017, are intended to allow employees to share knowledge that will lead to a more complete implementation of the equal pay law.