City Charter, Administrative Code, and Municipal Code

SEC. 188.08. ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND PENALTIES PAYABLE TO THE CITY.

SEC. 188.08. ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND PENALTIES PAYABLE TO THE CITY. A. Penalties. An Employer who violates the Minimum Wage Ordinance, the Fair Work Week Ordinance, or this article, or any portion thereof, shall be liable to the City for a penalty of up to $50 per day that either wages, Predictability Pay, or Sick Time Benefits were unlawfully withheld from an Employee. A violation for unlawfully withholding wages, Predictability Pay, or Sick Time Benefits shall be deemed to continue from the date immediately following the date that the wages were due and payable as provided in Part 1 (commencing with Section 200) of Division 2 of the California Labor Code, to the date immediately preceding the date the wages are paid in full. B. Administrative Fines. An administrative fine payable to the City may be assessed for a violation of any provision of the Minimum Wage Ordinance, the Fair Work Week Ordinance, or this article as specified below. The administrative fine may be assessed by means of a Notice of Correction issued to the Employer by the Division. VIOLATION AND FINE AMOUNT Failure to post notice of the Los Angeles Minimum Wage rate, Sick Time Benefits, and Fair Work Week Benefits – Municipal Code Sections 185.11 or 188.03 A. Up to $500 Failure to allow access to payroll records – Municipal Code Section 188.03 B. Up to $500 Failure to allow access to records required by the Fair Work Week Ordinance – Municipal Code Section 185.09 B. or 188.03 C. Up to $500 Failure to maintain payroll records or to retain payroll records for four years – Municipal Code Section 188.03.B. Up to $500 Failure to maintain records required by the Fair Work Week Ordinance for three years – Municipal Code Section 185.09 A. Up to $500 Failure to allow access for inspection of records or to interview employees – Municipal Code Section 185.09 B., 188.03 B. or 188.03 C. Up to $500 Retaliation for exercising rights under the Minimum Wage and Fair Work Week Ordinances or this article – Municipal Code Sections 185.12, 187.06, or 188.04 – The Penalty for retaliation is up to $1,000 per employee. Up to $1,000 Failure to provide employer's name, address, and telephone number in writing – Municipal Code Sections 188.03 A. or 188.05 B. Up to $500 Failure to cooperate with the Division's investigation – Municipal Code Section 188.03 C. or 188.05 B.