Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the labor code private attorneys act of 2004 in California.

Highlights:

• Authorizes an employer that employed fewer than 100 employees in total during the period covered within 33 days of receipt of the notice submit to the agency a confidential proposal to cure one or more of the alleged violations and, upon completing the cure, provide a sworn notification to the employee and agency that the cure is completed (Sec. 1). 

• Expanding the scope of the crime of perjury (Sec. 1). 

• Require the agency to verify whether the cure is complete within 20 days of receiving the employer’s notification (Sec. 1). 

• Authorize an employer who employed at least 100 employees in total during the period covered by the required notice to, upon being served with a summons and complaint asserting a claim under PAGA, file a request and participate in, as prescribed, an early evaluation conference in the proceedings of the claim and a request for a stay of court proceedings before, or simultaneous with, that defendant’s responsive pleading or other initial appearance in the action that includes the claim (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the provisions of this bill to apply to any civil action brought on or after June 19, 2024 (Sec. 1).

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