California Pay Reporting Bill Aims at Gaps for Minorities, Women

California job-seekers would have a clear idea of what they’d get paid for an open position under a bill slated for a final vote this month.

State Sen. Monique Limon’s (D) measure (S.B. 1162) would require California employers with 15 or more workers to disclose salaries or hourly wages on job postings. It would also beef up existing pay data reports—mandatory for companies with 100 or more workers—with details on contractor salaries and the mean and median pay for different positions by race and gender. Those newly expanded reports would be due next May.

If the state Legislature ...