CA SB973

Requires private employers with 100+ employees who file federal EEO-1 reports to submit annual pay data reports to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) by March 31 each year, starting March 31, 2021.

Pay data reports must include employee counts by race, ethnicity, and sex across 10 job categories, plus employee counts by race, ethnicity, and sex within pay bands established by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with total hours worked per pay band.

Authorizes DFEH to receive, investigate, and prosecute complaints alleging wage discrimination under Labor Code Section 1197.5, in coordination with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

Designates all individually identifiable information in submitted reports as confidential and exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act, except as necessary for enforcement proceedings.

Requires DFEH to maintain pay data reports for a minimum of 10 years and permits publication of aggregate reports that cannot be associated with specific businesses or individuals.