Delay Penalty for Non-Paid Wages in California

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If the employer does not willingly pay the wages, the Labor Relations Commission may charge the employer a waiting time penalty for the amount equivalent to 30 days of the employee wage in accordance with Article 203 of the California Labor Law. have. It applies only to intentional cases where the employer was aware of the payment was due or has been able to pay the last wage to employee.  The 30-day period mentioned here does not matter whether the employee actually works or not, and includes weekends and holidays. This provision of waiting time penalty apply to full-time, part-time, temporary, and even probation personnel.  If the employer pays the full payment before the 30th day after the end of the employment relationship, the late payment of the day rate of pay will occur. When calculating the daily wage, it is calculated considering the regular overtime allowance. Salary workers who work five days a week usually work 21.6 days a month. However, due to the fact that delinquent penalty are calculated up to a maximum of 30 days' wage per day, the maximum amount of delay penalty is always higher than the 30-day salary of the employee.

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