Since it was enacted in 2004, the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has allowed individuals to file lawsuits against employers seeking penalties for various Labor Code violations, such as the failure to properly provide overtime pay, missed meal and rest break, and inaccurate or noncompliant wage statements, to name just a few.
Ultimately, since its passage, the PAGA has done two things:
- Presented an enormous challenge for large and small employers alike, all of whom are trying to understand and comply with California’s ever evolving wage and hour laws; and
- Resulted in a substantial increase in litigation that costs businesses of all sizes billions of dollars while bringing little benefit to workers.
On July 1, 2024, however, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two PAGA reform measures that, together, will curtail rampant PAGA lawsuit abuse while significantly reducing potential penalties that are attached to such claims.
The free PAGA Reform: What California Employers Need to Do Now white paper aims to get employers familiar with the new PAGA reform measures and started on compliance efforts by discussing:
- The core PAGA reforms;
- How taking reasonable steps toward compliance reduces the potential penalties;
- The importance of implementing wage and hour audits;
- Why employers should establish and disseminate lawful written policies; and
- More!
PAGA Reform: What California Employers Need to Do Now is now available for nonmembers. CalChamber members can access the white paper here.
At CalChamber, we’re all about helping California businesses do business. We have put together a PAGA Wage and Hour Compliance Toolkit, which consists of more than 60 digital and physical resources — webinars, policies, forms and posters — to assist employers in meeting their wage and hour requirements under the California Labor Code and applicable wage orders and comply with this newly enacted PAGA reform legislation. For a limited time, CalChamber members get special pricing! Not a CalChamber member? Learn more about how CalChamber can help you.
