2,368
2025 PAGA lawsuits
For California & Multi-state Asian Owned businesses
Your Dedicated HR Partner
The HR expertise and stability your business deserves, without a full time hire.
30 min free · no setup fee · a relaxed first conversation
SPHR® and OSHA 30 credentials held by John Kim, founder. Not sponsored by HRCI or OSHA.
Your HR Partner
The Epiko Hub dedicated-consultant standard
Your dedicated HR consultant is held to a different standard.
At Epiko Hub, only someone who meets the standard below is assigned as your dedicated consultant. Right now, founder John Kim personally serves clients to that standard.
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Top HR certification
SPHR or SHRM-SCP
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Bilingual
On-site with Korean-owned businesses
3
Verified U.S. field experience
10+ yrs U.S. HR · 1,000+ employees managed across multiple worksites · experience across 3+ states
4
A dedicated consultant
Not a call center — a dedicated consultant assigned to you · fast response on business days
Your Dedicated Partner
John Kim· Founder
So Korean business owners never have to face HR and employee issues alone, a dedicated partner stays by your side. Right now, founder John Kim handles it personally.
SPHROSHA 3010+ years in US HR · HR management experience with 1,000+ employees across multiple worksitesKorean & English
H Mart (13 stores · 800+ employees · 3 states: MD·VA·NC) · CJ Olive Young USA, Founding Member
1:1 dedicated model · response on business days
Free consult with your partnerHR ≠ payroll · accounting
“Doesn’t our CPA and ADP already handle this?”
We hear this a lot. But tax and payroll processing and labor-law compliance are very different jobs. Most problems appear in the gap between them.
Accountant · CPA
Handles your taxes
Corporate and personal tax filing, bookkeeping, financials. Not labor-law compliance or employee issues.
Scope: tax · accounting
Payroll · ADP · Gusto
Processes payroll
Wage calculation and transfers, withholding, tax filing. It won't tell you whether your wage and overtime rules are correct.
Scope: payroll processing
Epiko Hub
Handles labor-law compliance
Labor-law compliance, employee-issue response, lawsuit prevention. We put handbooks, records and policies in place to stop disputes before they start.
Scope: labor-law compliance · people · prevention
Taxes to your CPA, payroll to ADP — labor-law compliance, employee issues and lawsuit prevention to Epiko Hub.
Why now — labor-law risk
A single violation can shake an entire business.
PAGA notices keep rising every year
10,098
PAGA notices filed in California, 2025
Under PAGA, a single employee can file on behalf of all employees, so a claim can expand across your entire workforce.
This reflects a statewide trend only and does not predict the outcome for any specific business.
For general information only; not legal advice.For matters that call for legal judgment, coordinate with your own independent licensed California attorney.Source: California Employment Law Report (Jan 2026), citing LWDA
◆ Average · exposure per lawsuit
$918K
A PAGA lawsuit can average about $918K depending on the facts.
$2.2B
total settlement pool
Average exposure per lawsuit — varies by headcount, payroll records and the facts of each claim. Not a prediction for any specific business. Source: CABIA PAGA Lawsuit Tracker 2025 (an employer-side advocacy group, not a neutral government source).
Start here
Does this sound like you right now?
We start from what owners actually say. Pick the card that fits and we'll guide you to the next step.
My handbook and documents are missing or outdated
The employee handbook, required policies or wage-statement format are missing or years out of date, and it worries me.
See compliance documentsI’m worried about lawsuits over wages, overtime and meal breaks
I'm not sure our daily overtime, meal and rest records, and worker classification meet California rules.
See the HR 7-area checkI wish I always had someone to ask about HR
Every time an employee issue comes up, there's no one to ask — and it's too early to hire full-time HR.
See the dedicated HR partnerService ladder
Only the steps you need, in order.
Every step can be chosen on its own. Start with whatever is most urgent for you now.
01FREE · Free HR summary reportFree consult + Self-Check
A free consult and the 10-question HR Self-Check → a free HR summary report, usually within one business day.
- 30-min free consult
- 10-question HR Self-Check
- Free HR summary report (usually within 1 business day)
02HR 7 Key Areas Check (HR Audit · 7 Key Areas)
A focused review across 7 named HR areas.
A focused review of 7 named HR categories, not a full, financial, legal, or regulatory audit, and not legal advice.Recommended03A dedicated partner by your side, every month
Every month, a dedicated partner stays close by.
- Monthly regular advisory
- Quarterly review
- Required California documents
- Mandatory training
- Manager coaching
Epiko Hub is an HR & IT consulting firm and not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. For matters that call for legal judgment — such as PAGA exposure, termination, or handbook and compliance requirements — please coordinate with your own independent licensed California attorney.
How it works
Three steps. Start wherever you are.
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Free check + consult
A 10-question self-check + a 30-minute consult → a free HR summary report.
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HR 7 Key Areas Check
A focused review of key HR records and compliance gaps.
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Dedicated monthly management
A dedicated partner stays by your side every month.
HR 7 Key Areas Check: a focused review of 7 named HR areas — not a formal, financial, legal or regulatory audit, and not legal advice.
Free HR Self-Check
Where does your business stand right now?
Answer 10 quick questions yourself to spot missing documentation and priority risk signals. No sign-up, about a minute.
Free · about a minute · no sign-upGet started
Start your on-call HR partner now.
PAGA risk review · priority check · cost guidance. A relaxed, no-pressure conversation. Speak comfortably in Korean or English.