Existing law makes every person who fails to pay the wages of each employee subject to a specified penalty. Existing law requires the penalty to either be recovered by an employee as a statutory penalty or by the Labor Commissioner as a civil penalty, as prescribed.
This bill also would permit the penalty to be recovered through an independent civil action, as specified.

Statutes affected:
SB 310: 210 LAB
02/10/25 - Introduced: 210 LAB