{
  "id": "legal/california-pay-transparency-requirement",
  "signature": "AI tells a remote employer with one California employee that pay ranges on job postings are optional or only required for in-state hires",
  "signature_zh": "AI告诉有一名加州员工的远程雇主，职位发布中的薪资范围是可选的，或者只适用于州内招聘",
  "regex": "pay range.*optional|California.*pay.*only.*in-state|remote.*California.*pay.*not required",
  "domain": "legal",
  "category": "regulatory_barrier",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "California Labor Code §432.3 (SB 1162, effective Jan 1, 2023) requires all employers with at least one California employee to include a pay scale on all job postings, regardless of where the position is located or whether the employer is based outside California; failure to comply triggers fines of $100–$10,000 per violation.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "加州劳动法第432.3条（SB 1162，2023年1月1日生效）要求至少有一名加州雇员的雇主在所有职位发布中包含薪资范围，无论职位所在地或雇主是否位于加州以外；不遵守每次违规罚款100至1万美元。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "SB 1162 (2023)",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "Labor Code §432.3 (2023)",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "The California Labor Commissioner has indicated that pay scales must be 'bona fide' and reasonably reflect the actual range for the position; a too-wide range may be deemed non-compliant and subject to penalties.",
      "fail_rate": 0.65,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "The law applies to the content of the posting, not the platform's UI; employers must include the range in the posting text, even if the platform lacks a dedicated field. A workaround is to add it in the job description.",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "SB 1162's pay transparency requirement applies to all employers with at least one California employee, regardless of size; the CFRA exemption is unrelated to pay transparency.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Include a pay scale in every job posting, defined as the salary or hourly wage range the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position. Use a realistic range (e.g., $70,000–$90,000) and update postings when the range changes.",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Include a pay scale in every job posting, defined as the salary or hourly wage range the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position. Use a realistic range (e.g., $70,000–$90,000) and update postings when the range changes.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Use a job posting automation tool that validates pay scale inclusion before publishing, such as a CI/CD pipeline that checks for a regex pattern like /Pay Scale|Salary Range/i in the posting text.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Use a job posting automation tool that validates pay scale inclusion before publishing, such as a CI/CD pipeline that checks for a regex pattern like /Pay Scale|Salary Range/i in the posting text.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If the employer has no California employees, document this fact and maintain a record of employee locations to ensure the law does not apply; but if even one remote hire moves to California, immediately update all postings.",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "If the employer has no California employees, document this fact and maintain a record of employee locations to ensure the law does not apply; but if even one remote hire moves to California, immediately update all postings.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Include a pay scale in every job posting, defined as the salary or hourly wage range the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position. Use a realistic range (e.g., $70,000–$90,000) and update postings when the range changes.",
    "Use a job posting automation tool that validates pay scale inclusion before publishing, such as a CI/CD pipeline that checks for a regex pattern like /Pay Scale|Salary Range/i in the posting text.",
    "If the employer has no California employees, document this fact and maintain a record of employee locations to ensure the law does not apply; but if even one remote hire moves to California, immediately update all postings."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1162",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.87,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.82,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-06-20",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}