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Estimate what a PAGA claim could cost your business.

Enter your California hourly headcount, wages, and potential violation assumptions. Compare estimated total exposure under the $100, $30, and $15 PAGA rates.

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Estimates are planning projections of statutory maximums under stated assumptions, not judgments, settlements, or legal advice. Meal/rest uses 1 premium hour per affected employee per workday for 3 years. PAGA civil uses a 1-year lookback at the $100 default rate. Plaintiff attorney fees are not included because they are typically 30-33% of the negotiated settlement fund, not of this maximum.

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Assumptions: meal/rest = 1 premium hour per affected employee per workday for 3 years. PAGA civil = 1-year lookback at the $100 default rate. Waiting-time = every termination is late by the days entered (capped at 30). Totals are statutory exposure only. Plaintiff attorney fees are typically 30-33% of the negotiated settlement fund, not of this maximum, so they are not added here.

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