PAGA small-employer cure: outer limit of LWDA-extended wait before suit, 120 calendar days after notice sent

120 days after date the paga notice was sent, under Cal. Lab. Code 2699.3(c)(2)(B).

Rule text

If the agency determines that the cure is not facially sufficient or does not act upon the employer's cure proposal, the employee may proceed with a civil action under this part after 65 calendar days from sending the notice required by this subdivision, unless this time is extended by the agency, provided that such time shall not be extended to more than 120 calendar days after notice is sent.

Cal. Lab. Code 2699.3(c)(2)(B), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Saturday, March 6, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date the PAGA notice was sent): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Saturday, March 6, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, but this date is fixed by the rule and does not move: Saturday, March 6, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Lab. Code 2699.3(c)(2)(B)
If the agency determines that the cure is not facially sufficient or does not act upon the employer's cure proposal, the employee may proceed with a civil action under this part after 65 calendar days from sending the notice required by this subdivision, unless this time is extended by the agency, provided that such time shall not be extended to more than 120 calendar days after notice is sent.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Official source
  • POST-REFORM VERSION (current 2699.3, added by SB 92 sec. 2, operative October 1, 2024). Use when the PAGA notice was filed on or after October 1, 2024 (notices filed June 19 to September 30, 2024 follow the interim version). AMBIGUITY: the current section contains no savings clause of its own; the June 19, 2024 cut-off is stated in 2699(v) and in the interim 2699.3(g). Default earliest suit remains day 65; LWDA may extend the wait, but not beyond day 120 after the notice was sent. This is the latest the waiting period can end, not a filing deadline.
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date the PAGA notice was sent on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Tuesday, July 13, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the PAGA notice was sent): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Tuesday, July 13, 2027.

Notes

POST-REFORM VERSION (current 2699.3, added by SB 92 sec. 2, operative October 1, 2024). Use when the PAGA notice was filed on or after October 1, 2024 (notices filed June 19 to September 30, 2024 follow the interim version). AMBIGUITY: the current section contains no savings clause of its own; the June 19, 2024 cut-off is stated in 2699(v) and in the interim 2699.3(g). Default earliest suit remains day 65; LWDA may extend the wait, but not beyond day 120 after the notice was sent. This is the latest the waiting period can end, not a filing deadline.

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Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.