Employers Should Begin Preparing for New CA Pay Categories Now
BLOG OVERVIEW: California’s SB 464, signed in October 2025, overhauls the state’s pay data reporting requirements and most notably replaces the 10 EEO-1 job categories with 23 SOC-based categories beginning with the 2027 filing cycle (covering 2026 reporting-year data). Because the new categories often span multiple EEO-1 classifications, there is no clean one-to-one crosswalk, so employers should begin mapping job titles now to ensure data accuracy ahead of the anticipated May 12, 2027, deadline . SB 464 also makes penalties for failure to file mandatory rather than discretionary—$100 per employee for a first violation and $200 for subsequent violations—creating significant exposure even for mid-size employers. With the 2026 California Pay Data Reporting cycle complete, employers should now turn their attention to a significant change taking effect in 2027 for 2026 reports. In October of 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 464 (SB 464) into law, introducing sev...