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Compliance Program • Labor Code § 2810.5

Hiring & Onboarding

California Labor Code § 2810.5 requires employers to provide non-exempt new hires with a written Wage Theft Prevention notice at the time of hire detailing compensation rates, paydays, and employer legal disclosures.

Labor Code § 2810.5 Statutory Wage Notice Requirements

The Wage Theft Prevention Act requires written notification provided in the language the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information to the employee:

1. Regular pay rate(s) and basis of pay (hourly, salary, piece-rate)

2. Any allowances claimed as part of minimum wage (meal or lodging deductions)

3. Regular designated payday schedule

4. Employer legal business name and any DBA names

5. Physical address of main office or principal place of business

6. Name, address, and policy number of workers' compensation insurance carrier

7. California Paid Sick Leave entitlement details (LC § 246)

8. Written notice of change required within 7 calendar days of any wage rate modification

California New Hire Documentation & Pamphlet Checklist

✓Federal Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification (completed within 3 business days of hire)

✓California Wage Theft Protection Act Notice (Labor Code § 2810.5) for non-exempt hires

✓Form W-4 (Federal Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate)

✓Form DE-4 (California Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate)

✓CRD Sexual Harassment Prevention Information Sheet (CRD-185)

✓EDD Disability Insurance Pamphlet (DE 2515) & Paid Family Leave Pamphlet (DE 2511)

✓Workers' Compensation Time of Hire Pamphlet & Rights Notice

✓Lactation Accommodation Policy Notice (Labor Code § 1034)

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Cal. Lab. Code § 2810.5 — Wage Theft Prevention Act Text

California Legislative Information

DLSE Wage Theft Protection Act Template & FAQ

California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)

USCIS Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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