Effective January 1, 2012, California Labor Code Section 2810.5 requires employers to provide a notice that contains very specific information, including details about rate(s) of pay, the company's workers' compensation policy, and how to contact the employer, to every new non-exempt employee in California. On April 12, 2012, the California Labor Commissioner's office issued a revised template for employers to use to comply with the wage notice requirement, along with yet another revised version of its frequently asked questions (FAQ) document relating to the wage notice requirement. The revised wage notice template and FAQs address certain industry questions and concerns expressed to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) regarding the new requirement. Going forward, employers will want to use the revised wage notice template...

On October 14, 2011, and January 10 and January 26, 2012, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati issued alerts providing background and information on the wage notice requirement and the Labor Commissioner's various templates and multiple versions of the FAQs. The links to the template and FAQs included in the previous WSGR Alerts remain active and will bring up versions of the documents containing the April 12 revisions.

The revised wage notice template addresses concerns raised by employers about the previous version. Noteworthy changes to the revised wage notice template include the following...