Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that expands employer liability for failing to pay wages.

Highlights:

• Defines “Labor standards” means any legal requirements regarding wages paid, hours worked, and other conditions of employment (Sec. 8-3).

• Requires every limited liability company and every foreign limited liability company registered to transact intrastate business in this state shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing within 90 days after the filing of its original articles of organization or registering to transact intrastate business and biennially thereafter during the applicable filing period, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, a statement of information containing (Sec. 5.a):

• The name of the limited liability company and the Secretary of State’s file number;

• The name and street address of the agent in this state for service of process;

• The street address of its principal office;

• The mailing address of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company;

• The name and complete business or residence addresses of any manager or managers and the chief executive officer;

• A valid electronic mail address; and

• The general type of business that constitutes the principal business activity

• Requires every limited liability company and every foreign limited liability company to produce a statement indicating whether any member or any manager has an outstanding final judgment issued by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement or a court of law, for which no appeal therefrom is pending, for the violation of any wage order or provision of the Labor Code (Sec. 6-8).

• Specifies a successor to a judgment debtor shall be liable for any wages, damages, and penalties owed to any of the judgment debtor’s former workforce pursuant to a final judgment, after the time to appeal therefrom has expired and for which no appeal therefrom is pending (Sec. 7.a).

• Authorizes local jurisdictions to enforce state labor standards requirements regarding the payment of wages and other labor standards (Sec. 8-3.b).

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