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8.A. - Page 11 of 21 <br />File Number: 21-150 <br />Enactment Number. ORD 1618-2021 <br />C. Remedies. The remedies for violation of this chapter include, but are not limited to: <br />1. Reinstatement, the payment of back wages unlawfully withheld, and payment of an <br />additional sum as a civil penalty in the amount of fifty dollars to each employee whose rights under this <br />chapter were violated for each day or portion thereof that the violation occurred or continued, and fines <br />imposed pursuant to other provisions of state law. <br />2. Interest on all due and unpaid wages at the rate of interest specified in subdivision (b) of <br />Section 3289 of the California Civil Code, as amended by state law, which shall accrue from the date <br />that the wages were due and payable as provided in Part 1 (commencing with Section 200) of Division 2 <br />of the California Labor Code, as amended by state law, to the date the wages are paid in full. <br />3. Reimbursement of the city's administrative costs of enforcement and reasonable <br />attorneys' fees, if the city undertakes enforcement action. The remedies, penalties and procedures <br />provided under this chapter are cumulative and are not intended to be exclusive of any other available <br />remedies, penalties and procedures established by law which may be pursued to address violations of <br />this chapter. <br />8.77.090. Retention of Records. <br />Each Covered Employer shall maintain for at least three years for each Covered Employee, a record <br />of his or her or their name, hours worked and pay rate. Each Covered Employer shall provide each <br />Covered Employee with a copy of the records relating to such employee upon the employee's reasonable <br />request. <br />8.77.100. Conflict. <br />Nothing in this article shall be interpreted or applied to create any power or duty in conflict with any <br />federal or state law. The term "Conflict," means a conflict that is preemptive under federal or state law. <br />8.77.110. Notice. <br />A. The city shall, as expeditiously as possible, publish and make available on its website a notice <br />suitable for Covered Employers to inform employees of their rights under this emergency chapter. Such <br />notice shall be translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog. <br />B. Every Covered Employer shall, within three days after the city has published and made available <br />the notice described in subsection A of this section, provide the notice to employees in a manner <br />calculated to reach all employees, including, but not limited to, posting in a conspicuous place at the <br />workplace; via electronic communication; or posting in a conspicuous place in a Covered Employer's <br />web -based or app -based platform. The Covered Employer's notification shall be provided in all <br />languages spoken by more than ten percent (10%) of Covered Employees. <br />City of South San Francisco Page 8 <br />53 <br />