Tag: LWDA
Labor Code Violations: New Legislation Softens Blow of Last Year’s Bounty Hunter Law, but Employer Caution Still Required
The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act, dubbed the “bounty hunter” or “sue your boss” law, went into effect on Jan. 1, 2004. The controversial law gave employees in California almost unlimited rights to sue their employers for just about any Labor Code violation—and to recover the statutory penalties and attorney’s fees.