Title LAB, California Lab. Code

The Labor Commissioner may, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing at Section 11370), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary for the purpose of enforcing and administe…

No talent agency shall sell, transfer, or give away to any person other than a director, officer, manager, employee, or shareholder of the talent agency any interest in or the right to participate in the profits of the talent agency without the written consent of the Labor Commis…

No talent agency shall knowingly issue a contract for employment containing any term or condition which, if complied with, would be in violation of law, or attempt to fill an order for help to be employed in violation of law. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1382.)

No talent agency shall publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent, or misleading information, representation, notice, or advertisement. All advertisements of a talent agency by means of cards, circulars, or signs, and in newspapers and other publications, and all lett…

No talent agency shall send or cause to be sent, any artist to any place where the health, safety, or welfare of the artist could be adversely affected, the character of which place the talent agency could have ascertained upon reasonable inquiry. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 488…

No talent agency shall send any minor to any saloon or place where intoxicating liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1382.)

No talent agency shall knowingly permit any persons of bad character, prostitutes, gamblers, intoxicated persons, or procurers to frequent, or be employed in, the place of business of the talent agency. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1382.)

No talent agency shall accept any application for employment made by or on behalf of any minor, as defined by subdivision (c) of Section 1286, or shall place or assist in placing any such minor in any employment whatever in violation of Part 4 (commencing with Section 1171). (Ame…

A minor cannot disaffirm a contract, otherwise valid, entered into during minority, either during the actual minority of the minor entering into such contract or at any time thereafter, with a duly licensed talent agency as defined in Section 1700.4 to secure him engagements to r…

No talent agency shall knowingly secure employment for an artist in any place where a strike, lockout, or other labor trouble exists, without notifying the artist of such conditions. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1382.)

No talent agency shall divide fees with an employer, an agent or other employee of an employer. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1382.)

(a) No talent agency shall collect a registration fee. In the event that a talent agency shall collect from an artist a fee or expenses for obtaining employment for the artist, and the artist shall fail to procure the employment, or the artist shall fail to be paid for the employ…

In cases where an artist is sent by a talent agency beyond the limits of the city in which the office of such talent agency is located upon the representation of such talent agency that employment of a particular type will there be available for the artist and the artist does not…

(a) In cases of controversy arising under this chapter, the parties involved shall refer the matters in dispute to the Labor Commissioner, who shall hear and determine the same, subject to an appeal within 10 days after determination, to the superior court where the same shall be…

Notwithstanding Section 1700.44, a provision in a contract providing for the decision by arbitration of any controversy under the contract or as to its existence, validity, construction, performance, nonperformance, breach, operation, continuance, or termination, shall be valid: …

It shall be unlawful for any licensee to refuse to represent any artist on account of that artist’s race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, or handicap. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 488, Sec. 18.)

(a) This section applies only when voluntarily requested by the parties to a collective bargaining agreement or by an employer, an employer’s association, or a union, or its representative where there is no collective bargaining agreement. (b) This section shall not be construed …

Nothing in this division shall affect: (a) The organization of any mutual or other insurer. (b) Any existing contract for insurance. (c) The right of the employer to insure in mutual or other insurers, in whole or in part, against liability for the compensation provided by this d…

(a) No employer shall exact or receive from any employee any contribution, or make or take any deduction from the earnings of any employee, either directly or indirectly, to cover the whole or any part of the cost of compensation under this division. Violation of this subdivision…

Liability for compensation shall not be reduced or affected by any insurance, contribution or other benefit whatsoever due to or received by the person entitled to such compensation, except as otherwise provided by this division. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

The person entitled to compensation may, irrespective of any insurance or other contract, except as otherwise provided in this division, recover such compensation directly from the employer. In addition thereto, he may enforce in his own name, in the manner provided by this divis…

Except as provided in paragraph (12) of subdivision (f) of Section 1202.4 of the Penal Code, payment, in whole or in part, of compensation by either the employer or the insurer shall, to the extent thereof, be a bar to recovery against each of them of the amount so paid. (Amended…

If the employer is insured against liability for compensation, and if after the suffering of any injury the insurer causes to be served upon any compensation claimant a notice that it has assumed and agreed to pay any compensation to the claimant for which the employer is liable,…

If at the time of the suffering of a compensable injury, the employer is insured against liability for the full amount of compensation payable, he may cause to be served upon the compensation claimant and upon the insurer a notice that the insurer has agreed to pay any compensati…

If it thereafter appears to the satisfaction of the appeals board that the insurer has assumed the liability for compensation, the employer shall thereupon be relieved from liability for compensation to the claimant. The insurer shall, after notice, be substituted in place of the…

A proceeding to obtain compensation shall not abate on account of substitution of the insurer in place of the employer and on account of the dismissal of the employer, but shall be continued against such insurer. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

The appeals board may enter its order relieving the employer from liability where it appears from the pleadings, stipulations, or proof that an insurer joined as party to the proceeding is liable for the full compensation for which the employer in such proceeding is liable. (Amen…

Every employer who is insured against any liability imposed by this division shall file with the insurer a complete report of every injury to each employee as specified in Section 6409.1. If not so filed, the insurer may petition the appeals board for an order, or the appeals boa…

(a) An insurer securing an employer’s liability under this division shall notify the employer, within 15 days, of each claim for indemnity filed against the employer directly with the insurer if the employer has not timely provided to the insurer a report of occupational injury o…

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the insurer shall discuss all elements of the claim file that affect the employer’s premium with the employer, and shall supply copies of the documents that affect the premium at the employer’s expense during reasonable business…

(a) A licensee shall make available via electronic transmission, hard copy brochure, or through other reasonable means educational materials regarding sexual harassment prevention, retaliation, and reporting resources to an adult artist within 90 days of agreeing to representatio…

(a) A licensee shall make available educational materials regarding nutrition and eating disorders to an adult model artist within 90 days of the date of agreeing to representation by the licensee or agency procurement of an engagement, meeting, or interview, whichever comes firs…

(a) Prior to the issuance of an entertainment work permit to a minor pursuant to Section 1308.5, the parent or legal guardian of a minor between 14 to 17 years of age, inclusive, hereafter “age-eligible minor,” shall do all of the following: (1) Ensure that the minor completes tr…

As part of the application for license renewal, in order to establish that the requirements of this article are met, a licensee shall confirm to the Labor Commissioner that it has and will continue to make available educational materials to adult artists in compliance with Sectio…

(a) It is a violation of this article for a licensee to do any of the following: (1) Fail to ensure that educational materials are made available to an adult artist. (2) Fail to make available educational materials in a language understood by the artist. (3) Fail to request and r…

(a) On or before January 1, 2019, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall develop a process to approve preapprenticeship programs for purposes of establishing eligibility for any state programs. (b) (1) A program seeking approval as a preapprenticeship program shall submit…

(a) Every county or city which requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to the construction, alteration, improvement, demolition, or repair of any building or structure shall require that each applicant for the permit sign a declaration under penalty of perjury …

(a) The provisions of this article shall be operative and implemented only upon appropriation of sufficient funds by the Legislature for that purpose. This article applies only to programs that are not within the jurisdiction of the council established pursuant to Section 3070. (…

(a) The division may provide apprenticeship innovation funding support funds for the organizing, running, and sustaining of, an apprenticeship program that is not within the jurisdiction of the council established pursuant to Section 3070. To be eligible for support funds, an app…

Eligible activities for support funds shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Employer outreach, support, onboarding, and management. (b) Recruiting, matching, and placing individuals into apprenticeships. (c) Support services for an apprentice, such as i…

(a) The division may provide apprenticeship innovation funding training funds either directly to public educational institutions for the training of apprentices, provided that an apprenticeship program is providing the training pursuant to a contract with the public educational i…

Eligible activities for apprenticeship innovation funding training funds shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Development of courses. (b) Classroom instruction. (c) Equipment specifically for classroom training. (d) Instructor salaries. (e) Curriculum …

(a) In enacting this section, the Legislature declares that there exists a compelling interest in eliminating fraud in the workers’ compensation system. The Legislature recognizes that the conduct prohibited by this section is, for the most part, already subject to criminal penal…

The administrative director shall, on an annual basis, provide to every employer, claims adjuster, third party administrator, physician, and attorney who participates in the workers’ compensation system, a notice that warns the recipient against committing workers’ compensation f…

(a) The administrative director, in coordination with the Bureau of Fraudulent Claims of the Department of Insurance, the Medi-Cal Fraud Task Force, and the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse of the Department of Justice, or their successor entities, shall adopt protocols…

Youth apprenticeship shall be a key priority for the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Youth apprenticeship will complement the state’s existing registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. The goals and objectives of the division in expanding youth apprenticeshi…