About ComplianceShield
California's Private Attorneys General Act turns small technical mistakes into company-wide liability. One employee, acting on behalf of the state, can bring a claim covering every worker on the payroll — and standard EPLI policies explicitly exclude that exposure.
We built ComplianceShield because small employers in trades, hospitality, retail, and home services are the most exposed and the least equipped. They don't have in-house HR teams or employment counsel monitoring wage statements, break records, and reimbursements every pay period. Their payroll provider processes payroll — it doesn't keep them PAGA-compliant.
The 2024 PAGA reforms changed the math. Employers who take documented "reasonable steps" toward compliance can cap penalties at 15% before a notice and 30% after one. That documentation is exactly what our software produces automatically — and the same data underwrites PAGA Guard Insurance, so being demonstrably compliant lowers both your risk and your premium.
Prevention first
The cheapest PAGA claim is the one that never gets filed. Our software surfaces violations while they are still correctable.
Proof, not promises
An immutable, timestamped audit trail is what stands up as evidence of reasonable steps. We generate it as a by-product of daily operations.
Coverage for the gap
PAGA Guard Insurance covers defense and indemnity for the wage & hour exposure most EPLI policies leave out.
Start with an audit
The fastest way to understand your position is to see your exposure by category.
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