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EVEN IT UP - Pay equity litigation grabbed much attention in 2018, and that trend likely will continue this year. Erin Mulvaney reports that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected soon to announce whether it’ll take up a dispute over whether employers can use an applicant’s prior salary to justify paying men and women differently for the same jobs. In the meantime, state and local governments have moved forward to adopt new laws confronting salary disparities, pay transparency and paid leave.