Here are the key components of California’s SB 1162 (pay transparency):

The figure outlines the key components of California's SB 1162 pay transparency bill, including its effective date, pay scale disclosure requirements, pay gap reporting, and record retention rules.

- Effective date: January 2023 [5950_5].
- Proactive pay-scale disclosure: employers must include the pay scale in job postings and provide pay scale information to employees upon request [5950_5].
- Pay-gap reporting: employers must report median and mean pay gaps; there is also a separate pay reporting requirement for contractors [5950_5].
- Record retention: employers must keep job descriptions and wage-rate history for at least three years after an employee’s termination [5950_5].
- Related provisions: SB 1162 is part of broader pay-equity changes (strengthened Equal Pay Act provisions) and California has a salary-history ban; the state was the first to pass a mandatory pay-transparency statute [5950_4].

This figure depicts the state of California, which was the first state to pass a mandatory pay transparency statute.

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