Title LAB — California Lab. Code

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Immediate family member” means spouse, child, stepchild, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, mother, stepmother, father, or stepfather. (2) “Registered domestic partner” means a domestic partner, as defined in Section 297 of the Family Code…

(a) An employer shall not discharge or in any manner discriminate against an employee for taking time off to perform emergency duty as a volunteer firefighter, a reserve peace officer, or emergency rescue personnel. (b) An employee who is discharged, threatened with discharge, de…

(a) An employee who performs duty as a volunteer firefighter, a reserve peace officer, or as emergency rescue personnel, as defined in Section 230.3, and who works for an employer employing 50 or more employees, shall be permitted to take temporary leaves of absence, not to excee…

(a) (1) An employer shall not discharge or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against an employee who is a victim of an offense listed in paragraph (2) for taking time off from work, upon the victim’s request, to appear in court to be heard at any proceeding, including any d…

(a) No employer shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against an employee who is the parent or guardian of a pupil for taking time off to appear in the school of a pupil pursuant to a request made under Section 48900.1 of the Education Code, if the employee, prior to taki…

(a) (1) An employer who employs 25 or more employees working at the same location shall not discharge or in any way discriminate against an employee who is a parent of one or more children of the age to attend kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or a licensed child care pr…

Any employer who requires, as a condition of employment, that an employee have a driver’s license shall pay the cost of any physical examination of the employee which may be required for issuance of such license, except where the physical examination was taken prior to the time t…

No employer may do any of the following: (a) Require, as a condition of employment, that an employee refrain from disclosing the amount of his or her wages. (b) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose the amo…

No employer may do any of the following: (a) Require, as a condition of employment, that an employee refrain from disclosing information about the employer’s working conditions. (b) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that purports to deny the employee the righ…

(a) Any employer who provides sick leave for employees shall permit an employee to use in any calendar year the employee’s accrued and available sick leave entitlement, in an amount not less than the sick leave that would be accrued during six months at the employee’s then curren…

The owner or manager of every foundry or metal shop engaged in the casting, fabricating, or working over in any manner of any metal or compound, where one or more persons are employed, shall maintain for the use of the employees wash bowls, sinks or other appliances and a water c…

The owner or manager of every foundry or metal shop engaged in the casting, fabricating, or working over in any manner of any metal or compound, where one or more persons are employed, shall comply with standards relating to mechanical ventilation systems adopted by the Occupatio…

An employer absence control policy that counts sick leave taken pursuant to Section 233 as an absence that may lead to or result in discipline, discharge, demotion, or suspension is a per se violation of Section 233. An employee working under this policy is entitled to appropriat…

Every factory, workshop, mercantile or other establishment in which one or more persons are employed, shall be kept clean and free from the effluvia arising from any drain or other nuisance, and shall be provided, within reasonable access, with a sufficient number of toilet facil…

Every factory or workshop in which one or more persons are employed shall be so ventilated while work is carried on that the air will not become injurious to the health of the employees, and shall also be so ventilated as to render harmless, as far as practicable, all injurious g…

No place which the Labor Commissioner condemns as unhealthy and unsuitable, shall be used as a place of employment.

In any factory, workshop, or other establishment where dust, filaments, or injurious gases are produced or generated, which may be inhaled by employees, the person, under whose authority the work is carried on, shall cause to be provided and used, exhaust fans or blowers with pip…

Any person violating this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both.

The Labor Commissioner shall enforce this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

(a) If a final judgment against an employer arising from the employer’s nonpayment of wages for work performed in this state remains unsatisfied after a period of 30 days after the time to appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal therefrom is pending, the employer shall not con…

(a) If a final judgment arising from nonpayment of wages for work performed in this state remains unsatisfied after a period of 180 days after the time to appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal therefrom is pending, the judgment debtor shall be subject to a civil penalty not …

(a) Where an employer is conducting business in violation of Section 238, the Labor Commissioner may issue and serve on that employer a stop order prohibiting the use of employee labor by that employer until the employer’s compliance with Section 238, provided that the stop order…

The court shall award a prevailing plaintiff all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs in any action brought by a judgment creditor, the Labor Commissioner, or a public prosecutor, as defined in Section 180, to enforce a final judgment arising from the nonpayment of wages, penalti…

(a) The Labor Commissioner may create a lien on any real property in California of an employer, or a successor employer pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 238, that is conducting business in violation of Section 238 for the full amount of any wages, interest, and penalties cl…

(a) The Labor Commissioner may create a lien on any personal property in California of an employer that conducts business in violation of Section 238 for the full amount of any wages, interest, and penalties claimed to be owed to any employee. To the extent attorney’s fees are sp…

(a) If an employer in the long-term care industry that is also required to obtain a license from the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code, is found to be in…

(a) (1) Any individual, business entity, or public entity, regardless of its form, that, as part of its business, contracts for services in the property services or long-term care industries shall be jointly and severally liable for any unpaid wages, including interest, where the…

(a) If any employer has been convicted of a violation of any provision of this article, or if any judgment against an employer for nonpayment of wages remains unsatisfied for a period of 10 days after the time to appeal therefrom has expired, and no appeal therefrom is then pendi…

(a) If, within 10 years of either a conviction for a violation of this article or failing to satisfy a judgment for nonpayment of wages, or of both, it is alleged that an employer on a second occasion has been convicted of again violating this article or is failing to satisfy a j…

(a) An individual is not required to exhaust administrative remedies or procedures in order to bring a civil action under any provision of this code, unless that section under which the action is brought expressly requires exhaustion of an administrative remedy. This subdivision …

All employers shall comply with standards relating to the ready availability of medical services and first aid adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 140) of Division 1.

(a) Every employer of labor in this state shall, without making a charge therefor, provide fresh and pure drinking water to his or her employees during working hours. Access to the drinking water shall be permitted at reasonable and convenient times and places. Any violation of t…

(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. (b) The provisions of this article are in addition to and independent of any other rights, remedies, or procedures available under any other law and do not diminish, alter, o…

As used in this article: (a) “Employee” does not include the following: (1) Except as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 246.5, an employee covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement if the agreement expressly provides for the wages, hours of work, and working conditi…

(a) (1) An employee who, on or after July 1, 2015, works in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within a year from the commencement of employment is entitled to paid sick days as specified in this section. For an individual provider of waiver personal care servic…

(a) Upon the oral or written request of an employee, an employer shall provide paid sick days for the following purposes: (1) Diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventive care for, an employee or an employee’s family member. (2) (A) For leave ta…

(a) In each workplace of the employer, the employer shall display a poster in a conspicuous place containing all the information specified in subdivision (b). The Labor Commissioner shall create a poster containing this information and make it available to employers. (b) The post…

(a) An employer shall keep for at least three years records documenting the hours worked and paid sick days accrued and used by an employee, and shall allow the Labor Commissioner to access these records pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 1174. An employer shall ma…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “COVID-19 food sector supplemental paid sick leave” means supplemental paid sick leave provided pursuant to this section. (2) “Food sector worker” means any person who satisfies all of the following criteria: (A) The person satisfies one or more o…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave” means supplemental paid sick leave provided pursuant to this section. (2) “Covered worker” means any person who satisfies the following criteria: (A) The person satisfies one or more of the following criteri…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave” means supplemental paid sick leave provided pursuant to this section. (2) “Employer” means an employer, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 245.5, that employs more than 25 employees. (3) “Covered emplo…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave” means supplemental paid sick leave provided pursuant to this section. (2) “Provider” or “providers” means a provider of in-home supportive services under Section 14132.95, 14132.952, or 14132.956 of, or Arti…

(a) The Labor Commissioner shall enforce this article, including investigating an alleged violation, and ordering appropriate temporary relief to mitigate the violation or to maintain the status quo pending the completion of a full investigation or hearing through the procedures …

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Covered employee” means an employee who is unable to work or telework for an employer because of a reason listed under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b). (2) “COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave” means supplemental paid sick leave provided pursu…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave” means supplemental paid sick leave provided pursuant to this section. (2) “Family member” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 245.5. (3) “Provider” or “providers” means a provider of in-hom…

(a) This article does not limit or affect any laws guaranteeing the privacy of health information, or information related to domestic violence or sexual assault, regarding an employee or employee’s family member. That information shall be treated as confidential and shall not be …

As used in this article “seasonal labor” means all labor performed by any person hired in this State to perform services outside of this State for a period greater than one month, where the wages are to be paid in this State, not at fixed intervals, but at the termination of such…

This article shall not apply to wages earned by seamen or other persons, where payment is regulated by Federal statute. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

Upon application of either the employer or the employee, the wages earned in seasonal labor shall be paid in the presence of the Labor Commissioner, or his deputy or agent. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

The Labor Commissioner shall hear and decide all wage disputes arising in connection with seasonal labor and shall allow or reject any deductions made from such wages. He shall reject all deductions made for gambling and liquor debts incurred by the employee during such employmen…