Bill > SB464

This bill amends existing California law to enhance pay data reporting requirements for private employers with 100 or more employees. Starting January 1, 2027, employers will be required to report pay data using an expanded list of 23 job categories (up from the previous 10), including detailed classifications like chief executives, computer occupations, healthcare roles, and transportation jobs. Employers must collect and store demographic information separately from personnel records and submit annual reports to the Civil Rights Department by the second Wednesday of May each year. The reports must include the number of employees by race, ethnicity, and sex in each job category, the number of employees in different pay bands, and the median and mean hourly rates for each race, ethnicity, and sex combination. Employers must also report total hours worked and include their industry classification code. If an employer fails to submit the required report, the department can seek a court order, and the court will be required to impose civil penalties, which can range from $100 to $200 per employee. The bill maintains strict confidentiality provisions, ensuring that individually identifiable information is not publicly disclosed, and requires the department to maintain these reports for at least 10 years.

Budget and Finance, Justice, Labor and Employment

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB464