It’s never a dull moment in California. If you have gone astray with tackling your list of 2023 priorities, we will help you get back on track. Below are some key (but certainly not all!) compliance areas that employers with California employees should be sure to keep in mind this year.
NEW PAY SCALE TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill that requires employers to provide pay scales (ranges) for any job posting or on demand to employees. The law applies to employers with at least 15 employees. In addition, employers with more than 100 employees anywhere with at least one in California are required to submit pay data reports to the state showing gender, race, and ethnicity for each job category. More requirements took effect this year, such as requiring employers with more than 100 employees hired through labor contractors to submit a separate pay data report for those employees. The new deadline for reporting is May 10.
What to do?Review your existing salary reporting and advertising/job postings for California positions, and if you are subject to the pay data reporting for employees or labor contractors, don’t delay! You should start gathering and evaluating your data now. The month of May will be here before you know it.
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