politics
май 15, 2026
STF validates law on equal pay between men and women
By unanimous decision, the STF validated rules of Law 14.611/2023 that require companies to disclose salary data and remuneration criteria.
TL;DR
- The STF validated Law 14.611/2023, ensuring equal pay for men and women in identical roles.
- Companies with over 100 employees must publish salary transparency reports and remuneration criteria.
- Failure to comply or identified salary inequality requires companies to create an action plan for correction.
- The court ruled the law consistent with the Constitution's principles against gender discrimination.
- Penalties apply only to companies failing to submit mandatory reports, not for the mere existence of salary differences.
- Discussions included anonymizing data in reports according to LGPD and potential regulatory changes.
- The actions were brought by industry and service confederations, a political party, and labor confederations.