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"Equal pay for equal work" has long been the cornerstone of conversations about pay equity. But with recent findings that gender and race pay gaps persist, even as policymakers and companies are making concerted efforts to close them, employment attorneys argue that paying individuals the same wages for the same work only tackles a piece of the problem. 

Hiring and promotion practices that don't silo certain demographics of workers into certain jobs or pay bands, transparency around non-salary compensation like stock options or discretionary bonuses, and employer guidelines that clearly explain how they determine pay for different jobs: these all warrant consideration too, attorneys say.