SB 310 (Wiener D) Failure to pay wages: penalties.
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(Wiener D) Failure to pay wages: penalties. |
Position: Watch
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Introduced: 2/10/2025 |
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Last Amend: 1/20/2026 |
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Status: 2/2/2026-Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
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Location: 2/2/2026-S. DEAD |
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Summary: Current law makes every person who fails to pay the wages of each employee subject to a specified penalty. Current law makes the initial violation subject to a $100 penalty and each subsequent violation, or any willful or intentional violation, subject to a $200 penalty plus 25% of the amount unlawfully withheld. Current 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 $200 penalty for each subsequent violation, or any willful or intentional violation, to be recovered through an independent civil action, as specified. |