Companies with more than 100 employees will have to report to the U.S. government data about how much workers are paid—broken down by sex, race, and ethnicity—possibly as soon as this spring, according to a new court ruling.

The pay disclosures were finalized by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the summer of 2016, but the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) froze the expanded requirements after President Trump took office.

The National Women's Law Center and other groups sued, and on March 4, Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled in their favor, saying that the government didn't properly justify its decision. The OMB could appeal, and it's not clear whether companies will have to comply by the original deadline of May 31.

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