Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.

Senator Wahab's wage enforcement legislation aims to address unpaid wage collection through expanded public disclosure requirements and heightened penalties for non-compliant employers. The bill requires the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to post information about employers with unsatisfied wage judgments on its website, while protecting employee privacy through mandatory redaction of personal details.

The legislation establishes a civil penalty of up to three times the outstanding judgment amount for employers who fail to pay wage-related judgments within 180 days. Half of collected penalties would go to affected employees, with the remainder funding the Division's enforcement and education efforts. Employers can have their information removed from public posting by demonstrating full payment and certifying under penalty of perjury that all violations have been remedied.

For wage judgment appeals, employers must now post an undertaking equal to the judgment amount before filing. The bill also mandates courts to award attorney's fees and costs to prevailing plaintiffs in wage judgment enforcement actions, whether brought by judgment creditors, the Labor Commissioner, or public prosecutors. These provisions apply to all wage judgments except those against port drayage motor carriers.

The Division must notify employers at least 15 business days before posting their information online and provide contact information for addressing the posting. The Labor Commissioner retains authority to adopt additional regulations governing the posting and removal process.