PAGA: submit order granting or denying civil penalties to LWDA

10 days after date of entry of any order that provides for or denies an award of civil penalties, under Cal. Lab. Code 2699(s)(3), (4).

Rule text

(s)(1): "For cases filed on or after July 1, 2016, the aggrieved employee or representative shall, within 10 days following commencement of a civil action pursuant to this part, provide the Labor and Workforce Development Agency with a file-stamped copy of the complaint that includes the case number assigned by the court." (2): "The superior court shall review and approve any settlement of any civil action filed pursuant to this part. The proposed settlement shall be submitted to the agency at the same time that it is submitted to the court." (3): "A copy of the superior court’s judgment in any civil action filed pursuant to this part and any other order in that action that either provides for or denies an award of civil penalties under this code shall be submitted to the agency within 10 days after entry of the judgment or order." (4): "Items required to be submitted to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency under this subdivision ... shall be transmitted online through the same system established for the filing of notices and requests under subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 2699.3."

Cal. Lab. Code 2699(s)(3), (4), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, November 16, 2026
  1. Trigger (Date of entry of any order that provides for or denies an award of civil penalties): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Monday, November 16, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Lab. Code 2699(s)(3), (4)
(s)(1): "For cases filed on or after July 1, 2016, the aggrieved employee or representative shall, within 10 days following commencement of a civil action pursuant to this part, provide the Labor and Workforce Development Agency with a file-stamped copy of the complaint that includes the case number assigned by the court." (2): "The superior court shall review and approve any settlement of any civil action filed pursuant to this part. The proposed settlement shall be submitted to the agency at the same time that it is submitted to the court." (3): "A copy of the superior court’s judgment in any civil action filed pursuant to this part and any other order in that action that either provides for or denies an award of civil penalties under this code shall be submitted to the agency within 10 days after entry of the judgment or order." (4): "Items required to be submitted to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency under this subdivision ... shall be transmitted online through the same system established for the filing of notices and requests under subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 2699.3."
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
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." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135."
Official source
  • Separate from the judgment rule; applies to any order providing for or denying civil penalties (e.g., summary adjudication of the PAGA claim, order approving a PAGA settlement if entered separately).
  • 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.

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Worked example

Date of entry of any order that provides for or denies an award of civil penalties on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, March 25, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date of entry of any order that provides for or denies an award of civil penalties): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 10 calendar days: Thursday, March 25, 2027.

Notes

Separate from the judgment rule; applies to any order providing for or denying civil penalties (e.g., summary adjudication of the PAGA claim, order approving a PAGA settlement if entered separately).

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Rules current as of 2026-10-25. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.