Pay Gap Data Bill Could Soon Become Law in California

California could soon require private employers to track how much employees make according to their race and gender.

Lawmakers approved a bill from Democratic state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (S.B. 973) that mandates that businesses with 100 or more employees submit an annual report with salary and wage information for specific job categories along with workers’ race, ethnicity, and sex to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

• Bill is part of an effort to shrink the pay gap between men and women, and whites and people of color.
• The Assembly approved the measure Wednesday and the Senate concurred ...