Despite push for pay equity, the requirement was dropped from bill
Senator Monique Limón proposed legislation requiring private California employers with more than 250 employees to post salary data online. The goal was to increase pay equity, a hot topic in recent years, by focusing on race, ethnicity and gender.
However, Limón’s requirement was scratched from SB 1162 on Thursday in the Rapid Assembly Appropriations Committee in the state legislature, the Los Angeles Times reported.
At a time when women, families and people of color need the most support, equal pay for equal work is one step closer to becoming a reality in California. I’m disappointed that #SB1162 is moving forward without full pay transparency but rest assured this fight is far from over. pic.twitter.com/9KQ73uTDgY
— Senator Monique Limón (@MoniqueLimonCA) August 11, 2022
Going forward, the bill requires employers to disclose pay scales, including during the hiring process, and strengthens state enforcement of existing payroll data requirements. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in 2020 requiring the state’s largest employers to collect payroll data and report that information to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Women, Black and Latino workers are overrepresented in the state’s lowest pay scales, according to the state’s inaugural report released earlier this year.
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