Disclosure of Wages and Working Conditions

The Animation Guild reminds you of Sections 232 and 232.5 of the California Labor Code:

232. No employer may do any of the following:

a)   Require, as a condition of employment, that an employee refrain from disclosing the amount of his or her wages.
b)   Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose the amount of his or her wages.
c)   Discharge, formally discipline, or otherwise discriminate against an employee who discloses the amount of his or her wages.

232.5. No employer may do any of the following:

a)   Require, as a condition of employment, that an employee refrain from disclosing information about the employer’s working conditions.
b)   Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose information about the employer’s working conditions.
c)   Discharge, formally discipline, or otherwise discriminate against an employee who discloses information about the employer’s working conditions.
d)   This section is not intended to permit an employee to disclose proprietary information, trade secret information, or information that is otherwise subject to a legal privilege without the consent of his or her employer.*

*The company has the right to protect “proprietary information”; an example would be information about the project you’re working on. Information on wages and working conditions is not proprietary.


California’s Division of Labor Stanards Enforcement (DLSE) has a page with the instructions on how to file complaints regarding these sections.

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For further questions about the application of these codes in the animation and visual effects industry, email Steve Hulett or contact him by phone: (818) 845‐7500.