Under California Labor Code § 210, employers are subject to a $100 penalty if they pay their employees' regular pay late. An employer will face a $100 penalty for each failure to pay each employee on time. ... The heightened penalty also applies to late paid wage claims that involve any willful or intentional violation.Mar 19, 2021
How many days late can an employer pay you?
30 days
What is penalty pay?
By Lisa Guerin, J.D. California law gives employers only a short time to give employees their final paychecks after they quit or are fired. If an employer misses the deadline, the employee is entitled to a waiting time penalty of one day's pay for each day the employer is late, up to 30 days.