CA Gov't Code Section 19849.7

(a)

Each state agency shall at the time of each payment of salary or wages, whether by direct deposit by electronic fund transfer pursuant to Sections 12480 and 12481 or otherwise, furnish each employee an itemized statement showing all deductions made from his or her salary or wages as required by Section 226 of the Labor Code.

(b)

The itemized statement described in subdivision (a) shall be provided electronically to each employee who has authorized the direct deposit by electronic fund transfer of his or her salary or wages pursuant to Section 12480, unless the employee has requested, in writing, to receive a paper version of the statement.

(c)

The provision of an electronic statement of itemized deductions pursuant to this section shall be contingent upon the funding and implementation of the Controller’s “21st Century Project,” and provided only to the extent that the project enables the Controller to provide this information electronically.