CA SB1255

Establishes that employees are automatically deemed to suffer injury if employers fail to provide wage statements or provide inaccurate/incomplete information that prevents employees from easily determining gross wages, net wages, deductions, employer identity, or employee identification details.

Sets penalties of $50 for the initial pay period violation and $100 per employee for subsequent violations, with a maximum aggregate penalty of $4,000, plus actual damages and attorney's fees.

Requires employers to respond to employee requests to inspect or copy employment records within 21 calendar days, with violations resulting in a $750 penalty for each instance of non-compliance.

Clarifies that "knowing and intentional failure" excludes isolated, unintentional payroll errors from clerical or inadvertent mistakes; employers with established compliance policies may use this as a mitigating factor.

For temporary services employers, requires wage statements to include the rate of pay for each assignment and total hours worked for each legal entity beginning July 1, 2013.