Last week, ASA hosted an exclusive webinar with Adam Romero, deputy director of executive programs for the California Civil Rights Department, on SB 1162, California’s new pay data reporting law. Romero discussed the agency’s recently published answers to frequently asked questions and explained the requirements of the new law as they pertain to both staffing firms and their clients. Although the webinar was not recorded, CRD will post slides of the presentation on its website in the coming weeks.
The law, enacted last year, requires staffing agencies to report to the state employee data by race, ethnicity, and sex, and also requires staffing agency clients to submit separate reports covering the employees provided by staffing agencies. Because staffing agencies have not historically maintained race and ethnicity data for their employees, the FAQs—at the urging of ASA—allow “unknown” to be reported for those employees. During the webinar, Romero clarified that this exception, which only applies for the 2022 reporting year, applies to both staffing agency and client pay data reports. Clients can report “unknowns” on their “labor contractor employee reports,” and staffing agencies can report “unknowns” on a special staffing agency “payroll employee report” that can be obtained only upon written request to the CRD. Romero stressed that the “unknown” category can be selected only where that information is in fact unknown and not reasonably obtainable before the filing deadline. He also said that “unknown” can be used if a person’s sex is unknown.
The special staffing agency payroll employee report template, which includes the “unknown” race/ethnicity and gender option, can be obtained only by emailing CRD at paydata.reporting@dfeh.ca.gov. This template will not be available at calcivilrights.ca.gov.
CRD will publish additional guidance relevant to staffing firms in the coming weeks. In the interim, staffing firms with specific questions should email CRD at paydata.reporting@dfeh.ca.gov.
Last week, the California Civil Rights Division released new and updated answers to frequently asked questions regarding SB 1162, California’s new pay data reporting law. Among other things, the newly released answers clarify three important issues for staffing firms. Under the law, all staffing firm clients that regularly employed 100 or more total labor contractors… More ›
Yesterday, the California Civil Rights Department published answers to frequently asked questions on SB 1162, a law enacted last year requiring staffing agencies to report to the state temporary employees’ annual “pay data” by race, ethnicity, and sex, and also requiring staffing agency clients to submit separate reports covering the employees provided by staffing agencies…. More ›
In June 2022, California enacted legislation aiming to help stabilize the state’s health care sector and retain qualified workers in light of the ongoing Covid -19 pandemic. Senate Bill 184 affords certain health care workers and physicians retention payments from the state if they were employed at least part time between July 30, 2022, and… More ›
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Thursday, Feb. 27 12:30–5:15 p.m. Central time Offices of Tricom 9700 W. Higgins Rd Rosemont, IL 60018 Learn more Cost to Attend: ISSA members: $99 (initial registrant of member company) ISSA additional members: (from same company as initial registrant) $59 Nonmembers: $159 Who Should Attend Staffing professionals, owners, executives, and HR professionals in the state… More ›
Thursday, Feb. 13 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern time Eisenhower Conference Center 290 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue Livingston, NJ 07039 Learn more Cost to Attend: Members: $180 Nonmembers: $270 Who Should Attend Owners, managers, and staff engaged in workforce and compliance issues in the state Highlights This is a one-day conference designed to provide staffing professionals… More ›
Staffing firm clients have increasingly adopted policies limiting the length of assignment of staffing firm workers as way to protect against the kind of “retro-benefits” claims faced by Microsoft. Some client policies appear to be based on the erroneous belief that, after working for a certain period of time, staffing firm employees are automatically eligible for coverage under the client’s benefits plans. To help dispel some of the common misperceptions, ASA has developed an issue paper that discusses the basic principles of law that apply to employee benefit plans and the steps clients can take to avoid retro-benefits exposure. More ›
