California Courts of Appeal
Oct. 6, 2015
Brown expected to sign bill narrowing wage gap
Governor Brown is expected to sign SB 358 this week, which will substanially increase California laws protecting against discrimination in pay. By Chris Micheli
Under current California law - Labor Code Section 1197.5 - an employer is generally
prohibited from paying an employee a wage less than the rate paid to employees of
the opposite sex. This applies to employees in the "same establishment" performing
"equal work" on jobs that require, under similar working conditions, equal skill,
effort and responsibility. The law esta...
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