First 72 hours

File: PAGA-GUIDE Updated 2025-01-15 4-page PDF

PAGA emergency response sheet

A short crisis file for the first 72 hours after a PAGA notice. Secure the record, check standing, sketch exposure once, then hand the defense to counsel or request an audit.

  • Day-zero litigation hold and deadline calendar
  • Standing and records checks in 24-48 hours
  • One clean exposure sketch, then audit CTA

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Inside the sheet

Four pages. One job each.

No treatise. Just the moves that matter before the cure window closes.

Page 01 Hours 0-24

Do this today

Litigation hold, systems backup, notice calendar, and counsel notice on day zero.

  • Litigation hold
  • Cure deadline on calendar
  • Same-day counsel handoff

Page 02 Hours 24-48

Check standing

Confirm employment status, personal harm, and whether the notice matches the claim.

  • W-2 status
  • Personal violation check
  • Notice vs complaint

Page 03 Hours 48-72

Sketch exposure once

One honest model with the $100 default rate, correct lookbacks, and no fake fee math.

  • $100 default, not $200
  • Caps on civil penalties only
  • Fees off the settlement fund

Page 04 Next step

Hand off or audit

What to bring counsel, and when a forensic payroll audit is the right next file.

  • Counsel packet
  • Audit triggers
  • Request a PAGA audit

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After you download the sheet, run a forensic PAGA audit or speak with Easeworks before the cure window closes.