Colorado has a similar law, but I've never observed this kind of "range-hacking." Why would this happen in CA but not CO?
And then because Netflix considered themselves a "dream team" snowflake, they even have a "we may decide to fire you if you're not the absolute best each week every week". But because of how they implement that, it really means "we'll fire you if you and your manager don't click". From https://jobs.netflix.com/culture:
"To strengthen our dream team, our managers use a “keeper test” for each of their people: if a team member was leaving for a similar role at another company, would the manager try to keep them? Those who do not pass the keeper test (i.e. their manager would not fight to keep them) are given a generous severance package so we can find someone even better for that position—making an even better dream team. Being on a dream team is the thrill of a professional lifetime, and team members are incredibly supportive of each other. This is why "You make time to help colleagues across Netflix succeed" is a valued behavior."
This is not a good company to work for, even if the people working there are amazing people to work with.