Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.

Existing law, the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, authorizes an aggrieved employee on behalf of himself or herself and other current or former employees to bring a civil action, under specified circumstances, to enforce provisions of the Labor Code that provide for a penalty to be assessed and collected by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Existing law provides that civil penalties assessed against an employer as the result of the civil action are allocated 75% to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and 25% to the aggrieved employee. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.