EmploymentQuestion 262 of 1605
An employer pays an employee below the legal minimum wage. Labor Code §1197.1 authorizes a civil penalty for an initial intentional or negligent violation of:
a.No penalty for a first offense
b.$25 per underpaid employee
c.$100 per underpaid employee for each pay period
d.$10,000 flat regardless of the number of employees
Explanation
Labor Code §1197.1 provides a civil penalty of $100 for each underpaid employee for each pay period of an initial minimum-wage violation, rising to $250 per employee per pay period for subsequent violations, plus restitution of underpaid wages.
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