portal User Guide, Excel Template and an example of a data submission.
Of note, the template and user guides break down the structure of the pay data reports and provide reporting examples to assist employers with the piecemeal clarifications released thus far. While the portal itself will not be available until February 16, 2021, the user guide also provides screen shots and detailed instructions about functionality and use of the portal.
As Seyfarth
reported, the DFEH previously released rounds of
FAQs addressing threshold issues regarding who must file pay data reports, which employees the reports must include, and, more recently, how the DFEH will define hours worked and methodologies for determining an employee’s pay, among other questions. The FAQs highlight a number of departures from the previous EEO-1 Component 2 reporting requirements. Some notable differences include: