Wage Law

Assembly Bill 435 originally proposed to extend wage record retention requirements for employers to ten years, and enlarge the limitations period for wage claims to five years for a civil action for unequal wages and six years for actions in which there is willful misconduct of the employer. The bill was amended in April to make the time periods five years for record retention, four years for unequal wage claims and five years if the claims arise from an employer's willful violation. The bill was passed on June 7 and has now been sent to the Senate.