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What must a California employer give a new hire in writing?
Under section 2810.5 of California's Labor Code, at the time of hiring an employer must give each employee a written notice, in the language it normally uses for employment information, covering the rate or rates of pay and their basis including overtime, any allowances claimed toward the minimum wage, the regular payday, the employer's name and any trading names, its main address and telephone number, and its workers' compensation carrier.
Sources
- California Labor Code, section 2810.5 (Obligations of Employer)leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (California Legislative Information) · checked 17 August 2026
Related questions
- Does the notice have to be in the employee's own language?
- Section 2810.5(a)(1) requires it in the language the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information to that employee.
- Is there an official template?
- Section 2810.5(a)(2) requires the Labor Commissioner to prepare templates for the required notices and make them available to employers.
What this answer does not cover
- The section also requires information about paid sick leave and about certain emergency or disaster declarations. This page summarises the notice rather than reproducing every required item.
- This is California law. Other states set their own new-hire notice rules.
