Wendy Carrillo
- Democratic
Author
Existing law provides for a civil penalty, in addition to, and entirely independent and apart from other penalties, on every person who fails to pay the wages of each employee, as specified, including a provision prohibiting wage differential on the basis of sex, as provided in specified provisions of the Labor Code. Existing law requires the Labor Commissioner to recover that penalty as part of a hearing held to recover unpaid wages and penalties or in an independent civil action. Existing law requires that a specified percentage of the penalty recovered under that provision be paid into a fund within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency dedicated to educating employers about state labor laws and that the remainder be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. This bill would also authorize the affected employee to bring an action to recover specified statutory penalties against the employer as part of a hearing held to recover unpaid wages. The bill would remove the authority for the Labor Commissioner to recover civil penalties in an independent civil action. The bill would also modify the list of statutes that a statutory penalty may be recovered for violation of by adding a provision relating to wages paid to an employee who is licensed under the Barbering and Cosmetology Act. The bill would authorize an employee to either recover statutory penalties under these provisions or to enforce civil penalties under a specified provision of the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, but not both, for the same violation.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 716, Statutes of 2019.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 3164.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 2574.).
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 19. Page 2035.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1985.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 24).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB673 | HTML |
| 02/15/19 - Introduced | |
| 04/29/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/24/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/20/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/11/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/10/19 - Enrolled | |
| 10/10/19 - Chaptered |
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