AB 1138 Summary

• Requires employers to submit wage data to workers' compensation insurers matching reports submitted to the Employment Development Department, effective January 1, 2014.

• Mandates insurers list all covered employees by name in workers' compensation insurance policies, and employers must provide employee data reports to insurers starting January 1, 2015.

• Requires employers to make available lists of all covered employees (including name, address, last four digits of social security number, and employee ID) to specified state agencies and insurers upon request, in both written and electronic formats.

• Exempts employee lists from the California Public Records Act to protect employee privacy, while allowing employees to request a list containing only full names of covered coworkers.

• Establishes legislative findings that the confidentiality requirements are necessary to protect employee personal information and privacy rights.