California state and local governmental bodies—our state legislature, and counties and cities—were active again this year in their efforts to regulate the workplace. Littler Workplace Policy Institute has been tracking these bills as they worked their way through the legislature. Some were signed into law by Governor Newsom earlier this year and have already gone into effect. Unless otherwise noted, others discussed in this article will become effective on January 1, 2023. Notable new laws are summarized below. Employers should begin reviewing these requirements to help ensure compliance with the array of new laws. And don’t miss our annual “new California laws” webinar on October 19, 2022.
New Employment Laws Generally Applicable to All Employers
Pay Data Reporting Requirements
Two years ago, California enacted legislation requiring employers with 100 or more employees to report, on an annual basis, specified data to the state’s Civil Rights Department, including the number of employees by race, ethnicity, and gender in various job categories. SB 1162 significantly amends and expands the law to require that employers include the median and mean hourly rates within each job category by race, ethnicity and gender, and imposes penalties on employers for non-compliance. The amended law also requires employers with 100 or more employees hired through labor contractors to submit a separate report with the same data for those employees. Employers with 15 or more employees are...
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