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Committee moves SB 642 to expand and modernize California equal‑pay law
Summary
SB 642 would revise the California Equal Pay Act to modernize gender language, expand the definition of wages, require good‑faith pay range estimates for postings, and extend the recovery period for wage claims; the committee passed the bill to Judiciary.
Sen. Limon presented SB 642 to the committee, which voted to pass the bill and re‑refer it to the Committee on Judiciary.
Supporters described the measure as a set of targeted reforms to strengthen enforcement of pay equity a decade after the California Fair Pay Act. Witnesses from Equal Rights Advocates and the California Employment Lawyers Association said the…
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