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Governor Newsom signed PAGA reform legislation on July 1, 2024 (AB 2288 and SB 92), which made important changes to PAGA requirements and the optional cure process. Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) – Frequently Asked Questions Unless instructed otherwise, please do not send any original or hard copy documents by mail to LWDA. Submitting documents through the PAGA Filing Portal does not constitute service on opposing parties. Please comply with the statutory requirements regarding service of documents on opposing parties. Any notice or other document required to be filed with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) pursuant to subdivision (b) of Labor Code Section 2699.3 must be submitted through the PAGA Filing Portal. Filers will receive a confirmation email – sent to the email address provided on the intake form – immediately following successful submission of an item. Search our data base for existing case number or documents click here. New PAGA Claim Notice * Amended PAGA Claim Notice * Employer Response * Employer Cure Notice or Proposal to Cure * Employee’s Cure Dispute Employee Cure Hearing Request Cure Documents Court Complaint -within 10 days of filing a new PAGA lawsuit Proposed Settlement of PAGA case - at same time as submitted to court Court Order or Judgment in PAGA case - within 10 days of entry of judgment/order Other Documents * Fee required A filing fee of $75 is required for a new PAGA claim notice and any employer response [cure or other response] to a new PAGA claim notice at the time of submission. Parties claiming in forma pauperis status should fill out a Confidential Request to Waive Court Fees (Judicial Council Court Form FW-001) or similar form and submit it online with the notice or response to which it applies. Filing fees must be paid online via Mastercard or Visa. * Service on LWDA Submitting documents through the PAGA Filing Portal as required by Labor Code §§ 2699 and 2699.3 does not constitute service of process.  If you are required to serve specific court filings on LWDA, please contact PAGAinfo@dir.ca.gov to facilitate service.  * Penalty Payments Penalty payments must be paid by check, made out to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), and sent by mail to the address indicated below. Please include the LWDA Case Number on the check. The check for penalty payments must be accompanied either by a copy of the order or judgment awarding the penalties or by other documentation identifying the court case and parties to which the payment applies. Please note: The timing of the deposit of settlement checks is governed by the provisions of the State Administrative Manual. This ministerial, administrative act of depositing a settlement check mandated by state procedures should not be construed as nor does it constitute an unconditional, voluntary and/or absolute acceptance of settlement proceeds or approval of the terms of any settlement agreement or judgment related to that check. Department of Industrial Relations Accounting Unit 455 Golden Gate Avenue, 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 Public Records: PAGA notices received by LWDA are public records and subject to disclosure to any member of the public, with the exception of specific items (such as fee waiver requests) that the law requires to be kept confidential. Past records are also subject to being destroyed, in accordance with agency policies, after the passage of time or when no longer relevant to a pending matter. Public Records Act requests for PAGA notices and related records can be submitted to PAGAinfo@dir.ca.gov. Public Records Act requests relating to the cure process can be submitted to  PAGACure@labor.ca.gov. PAGA questions can be sent to PAGAinfo@dir.ca.gov, except questions about the PAGA cure process, which can be sent to PAGACure@labor.ca.gov. 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