2009 California Government Code - Section 53247-53248 :: Article 2.8. Comparable Pay

53247.  As used in this article, "local agency" means any county,
city, city and county, including any charter county, city, or city
and county, and any district, school district, municipal or public
corporation, political subdivision, or public agency of the state, or
any instrumentality of one or more of any such agencies.

53248.  (a) No local agency shall adopt or continue in effect an
ordinance or policy which prohibits consideration of comparability of
the value of the work as one of the factors which may be used during
the collective-bargaining process to negotiate salaries. Existing
memoranda of understanding, presently in effect, would continue to
control until they expire. Thereafter, there shall be negotiations in
accordance with this article.
   (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
   (1) "Comparability of the value of the work" means the value of
the work performed by an employee, or group of employees within a
class or salary range, in relation to the value of the work of
another employee, or group of employees, to any class or salary range
maintained by a local agency, and shall be measured by the composite
of the skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions
normally required in the performance of the work with other classes
of employees.
   (2) "Skill" means the skill required in the performance of the
work, including any type of intellectual or physical skill acquired
by the employee through experience, training, education, or natural
ability.
   (3) "Effort" means the effort required in the performance of the
work, including any intellectual or physical effort.
   (4) "Responsibility" means the responsibility required in the
performance of the work, including the extent to which the employer
relies on the employee to perform the work, the importance of the
duties, and the accountability of the employee for the work of others
and for resources.
   (5) "Working conditions" means the conditions under which the work
of an employee is performed, including physical or psychological
factors.