The California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act of 2024 reforms California’s wage and hour enforcement law to:
California workers and businesses need a better way to resolve claims and labor code disputes without lengthy and costly lawsuits.
Too often, workers walk away with pennies while lawyers get millions of dollars after taking years to go through the courts.
In a recent settlement, for example, attorneys made $21 million while the wronged employees only received $108 each. Family-run businesses and nonprofits have become major targets for predatory lawsuits that are often for minor technical violations of the 800+ page labor code.
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Requires 100% of penalty payments be paid to employees instead of the state. Doubles penalties for employers who willfully violate labor laws.
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Protects workers from having to turn over 1/3 of their settlement money to a lawyer
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Maintains an employee’s ability to immediately file a civil action for unpaid wages or appeal a regulator’s decision
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Redirects $100 million in PAGA settlements that will fund this program for years to come
Paid for by Californians for Fair Pay and Employer Accountability, sponsored by farmers, small businesses, independent restaurants and nonprofit organizations. Committee Top Funders California Chamber of Commerce, California Restaurant Association and California New Car Dealers Association
