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Employer Grassroots Get action alerts and send targeted e-mails to legislators Already registered?      Employee Grassroots Encourage your employees to register to vote CMTA legislative database AB 1133 Employment Latest CMTA position: OPPOSE LegInfo: Bill text Location: Vetoed by Gov. Provides that if a judgement for unpaid wages remains unsatisfied for 6 months after the judgement becomes final, the amount of the judgement doubles, and then doubles again for each additional 6-month period the judgement remains unsatisfied. CMTA staff information CMTA lobbyist: Willie Washington Latest CMTA position paper:  Sept. 25 To: Gov. Davis, VETO AB 1133 The California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA) are opposed to AB 1133 (Koretz) and request you veto the bill. AB 1133 would increase the amount of any wage claim judgment for nonpayment of wages by up to four times the amount of any wage claim. CMTA is opposed to the bill because it is gross overkill and would set a new and very onerous precedent. It is unconscionable to mandate such an arbitrary penalty scheme that requires a penalty equal to the amount of the original judgment be applied every six months for up to two years that the wage judgment remains unpaid in order to enforce payment. The Labor Commissioner is responsible for the enforcement of Labor Code judgments and this judgment is no more important than other similar judgments that are awarded a reasonable penalty and interest on unpaid wages and benefits. Employers are concerned because AB 1133 sets a dangerous precedent of penalizing employers for the failure of the commissioner to timely enforce judgments. AB 1133 would also increase litigation cost for employers by allowing private attorneys to bring wage and hour lawsuits in order to recover attorney fees and costs. Once the Labor Commissioner has entered a judgement, it should be the sole responsibility of the commissioner to enforce the timely payment of the judgement, especially in view of their current authority to recover costs and reasonable attorney fees. CMTA is opposed to AB 1133 for the above reasons and we urge you to veto the bill.    Headlines» California's Prop. 23 fuzzy on jobless tally -  July 23 Supporters and opponents of the measure have adopted the methods most advantageous to their ...  Torey Van Oot in the Sacramento Bee20609 » House Approves Economic Development Legislation -  July 21 The U.S. House of Representatives on July 19 approved bipartisan legislation that aims to help ...  Josh Cable in the Industry Week20606 » 10,300 jobs gone in June (Jul. 17) -  July 19 The Bay Area lost more than 10,000 jobs in June, crushing hopes that the private sector could spur ...  George Avalos in the Contra Costa Times20586