We checked 12 claims against the cited pay-stub research and its primary sources. All 12 are verified.
4 claims
"Unpaid California wages that never hit the pay stub can stack itemization penalties, waiting-time, and extra civil penalties on top of the original shortfall."
Parent cascade chain (premium/OT → itemization → waiting-time → PAGA).
Derivative penalties fire when the statement is wrong because the underlying pay was wrong
Parent standalone vs derivative table.
Underpaid overtime, skipped meal-break premium, or unrecorded hours can make every affected California stub a claim
Parent cascade tree and OT regular-rate derivative discussion.
Standalone incomplete statements (missing address, collapsed rates) are real but without the same multi-statute stack
Parent standalone vs derivative distinction.
1 claim
Unpaid balances at exit can add up to 30 days of waiting-time pay
Parent and research §203 30-day cap.
1 claim
This cascade is a California pattern; other states may still require itemized stubs
Parent is CA deep-dive; research covers multi-state stub requirements.
1 claim
2024 good-faith defense can cut some statutory stub penalties but does not erase unpaid premium, waiting-time, or every civil-penalty layer
Parent Naranjo 2024 scope limits; plain-English "civil penalties" for PAGA.
1 claim
Meal-break premiums should show as their own line on California stubs
Parent practical fix #1 and Naranjo itemization requirement.
1 claim
Multi-rate workers need each rate and hours at that rate
Parent nine items / §226(a)(9).
1 claim
Remote workers map to the state where they work, not headquarters
Parent Ward work-location rule.
1 claim
Vague "adjustment" for missed-break hour, bonus left out of overtime, Texas rules on CA remote worker, $200 open premiums at quit — trap scenarios
Parent practical misses + $200 worked sketch.
1 claim
Cascade stops when pay is correct and the stub can prove it
Parent rule of thumb restated without new legal claims.
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