CA SB1129

Requires employees to provide written notice by certified mail to employers before filing lawsuits for violations of itemized wage statement provisions (Labor Code sections 226(a) paragraphs 6, 7, or 8), giving employers 65 calendar days from the postmark date to cure the violation.

Defines "cure" for itemized wage statement violations as providing fully compliant wage statements to each affected employee for the one-year period prior to the notice (reduced from three years under prior law).

Limits civil penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act to a maximum of $5,000 for violations where aggrieved employees did not suffer actual economic or physical harm.

Clarifies that "violation" means each type of alleged violation without reference to the number of employees or pay periods involved.

Does not apply the notice and cure requirements if the employer fails to provide a wage statement at all.