2.4 ERMUSR 01-12-2021UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski –General Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
January 12, 2021 2.4
SUBJECT:
2021 Pay Equity Report Filing
ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve 2021 pay equity report filing, per state requirements.
BACKGROUND:
The Local Government Pay Equity Act, M.S. 471.991-471.999 and Minnesota Rules, Chapter
3920 require local jurisdictions to submit a pay equity report to the State of Minnesota every
three years. The basis of the reporting requirement is to ensure that male and female
employees are fairly compensated for comparable work. To determine this pay equity, jobs are
assigned a point value that is compared to the gender and wage of the employee(s) and a
statistical analysis is performed. The filing requirement is done online (which is also where the
statistical analysis is performed) and is summarized in a one-page Compliance Report, which
needs to be brought to the governing body for approval. 2018 was the last time that we filed,
and our 2021 report is due January 31, 2021, which reports payroll information as of December
31, 2020.
DISCUSSION:
There are two statistical tests used to determine compliance, an Underpayment Ratio, and a T-
test. To be in compliance, an Underpayment Ratio of 80.00 or above must be met. If this ratio is
too low, a low enough T-test result must be met in order to be in compliance. Our calculated
Underpayment Ratio is 88.44, and our T-test result is .906 (which needs to be lower than
1.684). Therefore, we are in compliance by the first test. We have been monitoring compliance
throughout 2018, 2019, and 2020 with the Wage and Benefits Committee.Attached arethe
2021 Implementation Report, 2021 Compliance Report, and the 2021Predicted Pay Chart we
will file; as well as a copy of the Notice we are required to post.Approval from the governing
body is required to submit a report, and so the report and action request is presented here for
such approval.
ATTACHMENTS:
2021 Pay Equity Implementation Report
2021 Pay Equity Compliance Report
2021 Pay Equity Predicted Pay Chart
2021 Pay Equity Notice posting
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Posting date:
Jurisdiction Name:
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202Pay Equity Report
This jurisdiction is submitting a pay equity implementation report to Minnesota Management & Budget as
required by the Local Government Pay Equity Act, Minnesota Statutes 471.991 to 471.999. The report must be
submitted by January 31, 202.
The report is public data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13.
That means that the report is available to anyone requesting this information.
This notice is being sent to all union representatives (if any) in this jurisdiction. In addition, this notice must
remain posted in a prominent location for at least 90 days from the date the report was submitted.
For more information about this jurisdiction's pay equity program, or to request a copy of the implementation
report, please contact:
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(local contact person's name, address, telephone)
For more information about the state pay equity law, you may contact the Pay Equity Office at:
pay.equity@state.mn.us
Pay Equity Office
Minnesota Management & Budget
400 Centennial Office Building
658 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
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