A law hurtling its way through the California legislature may change how employers think about pay and workplace equity, for good. The bill, SB 1162, would force employers to shift focus from pay equity to also consider equal access to opportunities.
The effects would be felt nationally because, as we know from previous waves of pay equity laws, once California starts, a movement often follows.
The bill passed the California Senate on May 24, before moving to the Assembly for consideration. Just in the past two weeks, the bill passed the Assembly Judiciary and Labor & Employment Committees. It is awaiting Appropriations Committee approval before the full Assembly vote and consideration by the governor.
The proposed bill has two key requirements: greater pay scale transparency and more and different pay reporting, some of it public.
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