1949 – The Equal Pay Act was passed to protect against sex based wage discrimination
2016 – The Fair Pay Act was enacted to amend and strengthen the Equal Pay Act
2017 – The law was expanded to protect against race based wage discrimination
2018 – The law was expanded to protect public employees
2018-2019 – Labor Code Section 432.3 was established and amended to prohibit employers from basing wage decisions on the salary history of a prospective employee
2020-2023 – California Government Code section 12999 was established and amended to require employers with at least 100 employees to submit annual detailed wage information reports to the DLSE
2023 – The Pay Transparency Law was enacted, requiring employers with at least 15 employees to include wage information on job postings