California Labor Code

§ 210

LAB § 210 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)In addition to, and entirely independent and apart from, any other penalty provided in this article, every person who fails to pay the wages of each employee as provided in Sections 201.3, 204, 204b, 204.1, 204.2, 204.11, 205, 205.5, and 1197.5, shall be subject to a penalty as follows:

(1)For any initial violation, one hundred dollars ($100) for each failure to pay each employee.

(2)For each subsequent violation, or any willful or intentional violation, two hundred dollars ($200) for each failure to pay each employee, plus 25 percent of the amount unlawfully withheld.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 716, Sec. 1. (AB 673) Effective January 1, 2020.