Personnel Liable for Wage Enforcement Fines
Individuals can be held personally liable for a company’s failure to comply with certain wage and hour laws. The Labor Commissioner’s authority to assess civil penalties for Labor Code and Wage Order violations extends not only to the employer, but to any “other person acting on behalf of the employer.”1
Two provisions in the Labor Code allow the Labor Commissioner to go after individuals for wage and hour violations.
First, Labor Code section 558.1 states that “any person acting on behalf of an employer” can be held liable when they violate (or causes to be violated) any of the following wage
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