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PAGA exposure analysis · Sample matter

Examine the calculation
PAGA exposure$119,200.0037.43% of totalCal. Lab. Code § 2699
Make-whole wages$199,296.4162.57% of totalMeal break premiums + interest
LWDA share$77,480.0065% of PAGA penaltyCal. Lab. Code § 2699(i)
Employee share$41,720.0035% of PAGA penaltyCal. Lab. Code § 2699(i)
Total modeled exposure:$318,496.41
Class periodJul 24, 2023 – Jul 24, 20263-year wage lookback · 1-year PAGA window
ConnectPayroll API or file uploadADP, UKG, Paychex, or CSV export
IngestTime + payroll recordsDownload entries or sync via API key
ModelPAGA + make-wholePenalties, premiums, interest, shares
TraceSource → assumption → ruleEvery dollar keeps its source
Result$318,496.41Total potential liability · done
PAGA exposure summary · Run 7F3A-9C21-4B6E

The actual calculation surface.

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Total PAGA exposure if claim filed$119,200.00
65% LWDA $77,480.0035% Employee $41,720.00

PAGA statute of limitations window Jul 24, 2025 – Jul 24, 2026

Total make-whole wages owed$199,296.41
Meal break premiums$177,546.34
Interest$21,750.07
PAGA window (1 year)Full wage lookback (3 years)

Meal premiums window Jul 24, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026

Total potential liability$318,496.41
Aggrieved employee (named plaintiff · 1-year PAGA window)
Sanchez Balderas, PascualEMP-004812
Personal make-whole wages$1,248.50

Named plaintiff’s make-whole wages inside the 1-year PAGA SOL window, based on 26 meal-period violations.

  • Plaintiff violations26
  • Actionable violations24
  • Reconciled / cured2
  • Total aggrieved employees represented148
Meal premiums owed$199,296.41
Back wages$177,546.34
Interest$21,750.07
Total violations
148Employees impacted
214Late meal breaks
98Missed 2nd meals
156Missed meal
89Short meal
39Other
1-year PAGA civil penalty detail
Gross civil penalty$119,200.00
Net PAGA penalty$119,200.00
LWDA share (65%)$77,480.00
Employee share (35%)$41,720.00
Remediation steps
  • Pay make-whole wages
  • Update meal/rest period policy
  • Train managers/supervisors
  • Implement timekeeping fixes
Matter: sample matter · Sanchez Balderas, PascualAnalysis date: JUL 24, 2026 · 10:42 AM PTPagaIQ.ai · Exposure summary v1.0
Exhibit 01

A total without a trail is not an analysis.

PAGA exposure is not just arithmetic. The result has to survive review from people with opposing incentives.

01

The number changes with the spreadsheet.

Different templates and formulas produce different answers from the same matter data.

Confidence breaks before strategy begins.

02

The answer arrives after the decision.

Manual calculation pushes exposure analysis behind intake, response, and settlement decisions.

Leverage forms before the model is ready.

03

The reasoning disappears inside cells.

A total without a path back to records, assumptions, and legal rules is difficult to challenge.

Review becomes reconstruction.

Exhibit 02

Connect. Upload. Done.

API key from your payroll provider — or download time entry and payroll data, upload, and the exposure summary is ready.

  1. 01
    Procedure

    Connect or download

    Connect your API key from your payroll provider, or download time-entry and payroll data from the system you already use.

    OutputSource records
  2. 02
    Procedure

    Upload

    Send the files into PagaIQ. The model structures pay periods, employees, rates, and meal stamps without rebuilding a spreadsheet.

    OutputMatter ingest
  3. 03
    Procedure

    Results — done

    Open the PAGA Exposure Summary: penalties, make-whole wages, interest, LWDA/employee split, and remediation steps.

    OutputExposure summary
Exhibit 03

Same evidence. Adversarial questions.

PagaIQ keeps the facts and calculations shared while each side pressure-tests a different theory.

Plaintiff lens

What is the credible scope of the claim?

  • Map alleged violations to employee and pay-period populations.
  • Separate penalties from make-whole wages and interest.
  • Carry an expected and aggressive scenario into demand strategy.
Defense lens

Where does the exposure hold, and where does it not?

  • Challenge class definitions, assumptions, and penalty multipliers.
  • Trace high-impact categories to the records supporting them.
  • Model remediation and settlement positions without rebuilding the file.
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