Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

A violation of this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense, and a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent offense. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 433, Sec. 1.)

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the effect of any other state law or any local ordinance governing money exchange house permit applications, permit denials, permit renewals, permit revocations, regulatory fees, regulations on advertising or signs, receipt requ…

This chapter shall apply only to the following: (a) Nonagricultural workers under the federal H-2B visa program established pursuant to Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)). (b) On and after July 1, 2027…

The following definitions are applicable to this chapter: (a) “Person” includes any natural person, company, firm, partnership or joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, or sole proprietorship. (b) “Foreign labor contracting activity” means recruiting …

(a) (1) On and after July 1, 2016, a person acting as a foreign labor contractor shall register with the Labor Commissioner in accordance with the terms and procedures for registration established by the commissioner by January 1, 2016. (2) On and after July 1, 2027, a person who…

The Labor Commissioner and the deputies and representatives authorized by the commissioner in writing may take assignments of actions on the bonds required under Section 9998.1.5 by aggrieved persons and may prosecute the actions on behalf of persons who, in the judgment of the c…

The Labor Commissioner may adopt regulations or policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 711, Sec. 10. (SB 477) Effective January 1, 2015.)

(a) The Department of Industrial Relations shall submit to the Legislature, by January 1, 2028, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, a study on how to extend foreign labor contractor registration requirements to those foreign labor contractors recruiting or…

(a) On and after July 1, 2016, a person who knows or should have known that the person is using the services of a foreign labor contractor to procure foreign workers or employees pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 9998.1 shall disclose this information to the Labor Commission…

(a) A foreign labor contractor shall ascertain and disclose in writing to each foreign worker who is recruited for employment in English and in the primary language of the foreign worker being recruited, at the time of the foreign worker’s recruitment, the following information: …

No foreign labor contractor shall make, publish, or circulate or cause to be made, published, or circulated, to any person any false, fraudulent, or misleading representation or information concerning the terms or conditions of employment at any place or places of employment. (Ad…

No foreign labor contractor shall recruit for employment or cause any minor who is a foreign worker to be employed. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1450, Sec. 1.)

Any foreign labor contractor who recruits or solicits without a bona fide job order and who induces a foreign worker to be transported to a proposed jobsite and who does not then provide employment for the foreign worker shall pay wages to the foreign worker at the agreed rate of…

A person may not intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, discharge, or in any manner discriminate against a foreign worker or a member of his or her family in retaliation for the foreign worker’s exercise of any right under this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 711, Sec. 7. …

No foreign labor contractor shall make promises or otherwise induce a foreign worker to travel or accept promises of employment by promising or providing assurances to the foreign worker that citizenship or permanent residency status in the United States shall be secured or pursu…

(a) A person who violates this chapter or who causes or induces another to violate this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both. A person shall…