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Welcome to the first of our 3-part research series titled CHRO Survival Guide: Navigating Today's Regulatory Change and Challenges. This part dives into the wave of Executive Orders issued in 2025 that are reshaping workplace compliance. We explore how sudden regulatory shifts create uncertainty, the cultural and legal risks they pose, and what actions CHROs can take to stay aligned with organizational values. 

If recent federal changes have you questioning pay equity’s importance, consider this: states are stepping up enforcement, and your employees are watching. In 2025, staying proactive is key. 

Not only that, but under the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,employers are prohibited from pay discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, race, or ethnicity. These two laws work together and require that any pay differences are justified by legitimate, non-discriminatory factors such as merit, seniority, quantity or quality of work, or a factor other than sex and race.