Governor Schwarzenegger has signed new laws changing the information you must include on employee wage statements and clearing up how large the type must be on your whistleblower posters.
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SSN Restrictions for Wage Statements
Existing law requires employers (except state and local governments) to furnish employees with itemized wage statements and specifies the information that must be on the statement, including the employee’s Social Security number (SSN). Now, S.B. 1618 states that by Jan. 1, 2008, only the last four digits of the SSN may be included, or an employee identification number may be used instead.
In addition, if the state or a local government employer provides its employees with a check, draft, or voucher paying the employee’s wages, as of Jan. 1, 2008, no more than the last four digits of the employee’s SSN may appear on it or, alternatively, the whole employee identification number.
Type Size on Posters Corrected
Under a new whistleblower protection law that took effect Jan. 1, 2004, employers must display a notice of whistleblower rights. The law specified that the typeface of the lettering in the notice had to be larger than 14-point type. Now, A.B. 1127 clarifies that the lettering must only be larger than 14-point type. This change is effective immediately.