California

Labor Code

2,656 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1 — This act shall be known as the Labor Code.
• § 10 — “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.
• § 100 — The division may join various claimants in one preferred claim or lien as well as list them with the data regarding their claims in an exhibit and join them, in case of suit, in one cause of action in
• § 100.5 — Preferred claims for work performed or personal services rendered are provided for in Sections 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, and 1208 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and Part 9 (commencing with Section 1140
• § 10000 — This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Promote Ownership by Workers for Economic Recovery Act.
• § 10001 — (a) On August 14, 2019, the Governor signed Executive Order No.
• § 10005 — For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Association” means the Association of Cooperative Labor Contractors.
• § 10010 — (a) There is hereby established in state government a panel to conduct a study regarding the creation of an Association of Cooperative Labor Contractors for the purpose of facilitating the growth of d
• § 101 — No court costs of any nature shall be payable by the division, in any civil action to which the division is a party.
• § 101.5 — No fees shall be payable for the filing or recording of any document or paper in the performance of any official service by the Labor Commissioner.
• § 1010 — As used in this chapter “label” includes label, imprint, trade-mark, tag, stamp, inscription, or other device.
• § 1011 — A person engaged in the production, manufacture, or sale of any article of merchandise in this state, shall not, by any label placed or impressed upon such article, or upon its container, misrepresent
• § 1012 — Any person engaged in the production, manufacture, or sale of any article of merchandise in this state, or any person engaged in the performance of any acts or services of a private, public, or quasi-
• § 1013 — As used in this chapter “forge” means forge, reproduce, copy, imitate, or counterfeit.
• § 1014 — Any trade union, labor association, or labor organization, organized and existing in this State, which has adopted and registered a label or trademark in accordance with the law of this State, has the
• § 1015 — Any person who, without having an unrevoked written authority from such trade union, labor association or labor organization, willfully forges or procures to be forged such label or trademark, with in
• § 1016 — Any person who willfully uses or displays the genuine label, trademark, insignia, seal, device, or form of advertisement of any association or labor union, in any manner not authorized by such associa
• § 1017 — Any person who wilfully uses the card of any labor union to obtain aid, assistance, or employment, unless entitled to use such card under the rules and regulations of a labor union within this State i
• § 1018 — Any person who willfully wears the button of any labor union of this state, unless entitled to wear the button under the rules of such union, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by imprisonm
• § 1019 — (a) It is unlawful for an employer or any other person or entity to engage in, or to direct another person or entity to engage in, unfair immigration-related practices against any person for the purpo
• § 1019.1 — (a) It is unlawful for an employer, in the course of satisfying the requirements of Section 1324a(b) of Title 8 of the United States Code, to do any of the following: (1) Request more or different doc
• § 1019.2 — (a) Except as otherwise required by federal law, a public or private employer, or a person acting on behalf of a public or private employer, shall not reverify the employment eligibility of a current
• § 1019.4 — For purposes of this chapter, the terms “reverify” or “reverifying” mean the actions described in Section 274a.
• § 102 — The sheriff or marshal shall specify when the summons or process is returned, what costs he or she would ordinarily have been entitled to for such service, and those costs and the other regular court
• § 1020 — It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish a citation system for the imposition of prompt and effective civil sanctions against violators of the laws and regulations of
• § 1021 — Any person who does not hold a valid state contractor’s license issued pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, and who employs any work
• § 1021.5 — Any person who holds a valid state contractor’s license issued pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, and who willingly and knowingly
• § 1022 — If upon inspection or investigation the Labor Commissioner determines that any person is employing workers in violation of Section 1021 or 1021.
• § 1023 — (a) If a person desires to contest a citation or the proposed assessment of a civil penalty therefor, he or she shall within 15 business days after service of the citation notify the office of the Lab
• § 1024 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to provide for the prompt and effective enforcement of labor laws relating to the construction industry.
• § 1024.5 — (a) An employer or prospective employer shall not use a consumer credit report for employment purposes unless the position of the person for whom the report is sought is any of the following: (1) A ma
• § 1024.6 — An employer may not discharge an employee or in any manner discriminate, retaliate, or take any adverse action against an employee because the employee updates or attempts to update his or her persona
• § 1025 — Every private employer regularly employing 25 or more employees shall reasonably accommodate any employee who wishes to voluntarily enter and participate in an alcohol or drug rehabilitation program,
• § 1026 — The employer shall make reasonable efforts to safeguard the privacy of the employee as to the fact that he or she has enrolled in an alcohol or drug rehabilitation program.
• § 1027 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an employer to provide time off with pay, except that an employee may use sick leave to which he or she is entitled for the purpose of entering an
• § 1028 — An employee may file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner if he or she believes that he or she has been denied reasonable accommodation as required by this chapter.
• § 103 — The Labor Commissioner shall, to the extent provided for by any reciprocal agreement entered into pursuant to Section 64, or by the laws of any other state, maintain actions in the courts of the other
• § 1030 — Every employer, including the state and any political subdivision, shall provide a reasonable amount of break time to accommodate an employee desiring to express breast milk for the employee’s infant
• § 1031 — (a) An employer shall provide an employee with the use of a room or other location for the employee to express milk in private.
• § 1032 — An employer is not required to provide break time under this chapter if to do so would seriously disrupt the operations of the employer.
• § 1033 — (a) The denial of reasonable break time or adequate space to express milk in accordance with this chapter shall be deemed a failure to comply for purposes of Section 226.
• § 1034 — (a) An employer shall develop and implement a policy regarding lactation accommodation that includes the following: (1) A statement about an employee’s right to request lactation accommodation.
• § 104 — The Labor Commissioner shall, upon the written request of the labor department or other corresponding agency of any other state or of any person, board, officer or commission of such state authorized
• § 1040 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Employee Literacy Education Assistance Act.
• § 1041 — (a) Every private employer regularly employing 25 or more employees shall reasonably accommodate and assist any employee who reveals a problem of illiteracy and requests employer assistance in enrolli
• § 1042 — The employer shall make reasonable efforts to safeguard the privacy of the employee as to the fact that he or she has a problem with illiteracy.
• § 1043 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an employer to provide time off with pay for an employee to enroll and participate in an adult literacy education program.
• § 1044 — An employee who reveals a problem of illiteracy and who satisfactorily performs his or her work shall not be subject to termination of employment because of the disclosure of illiteracy.
• § 105 — (a) The Labor Commissioner shall provide qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions or as interpreters to assist those in such positions to provide information and services in the languag
• § 1050 — Any person, or agent or officer thereof, who, after having discharged an employee from the service of such person or after an employee has voluntarily left such service, by any misrepresentation preve
• § 1051 — Except as provided in Section 1057, any person or agent or officer thereof, who requires, as a condition precedent to securing or retaining employment, that an employee or applicant for employment be
• § 1052 — Any person who knowingly causes, suffers, or permits an agent, superintendent, manager, or employee in his employ to commit a violation of sections 1050 and 1051, or who fails to take all reasonable s
• § 1053 — Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an employer or an agent, employee, superintendent or manager thereof from furnishing, upon special request therefor, a truthful statement concerning the reason fo
• § 1054 — In addition to and apart from the criminal penalty provided any person or agent or officer thereof, who violates any provision of sections 1050 to 1052, inclusive, is liable to the party aggrieved, in
• § 1055 — Every public utility corporation shall, upon request by any employee leaving its service, give to such employee a letter stating the period of service and the kind of service rendered to the public ut
• § 1056 — Every public utility corporation violating Section 1055 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense,
• § 1057 — Section 1051 shall not apply to any employee of a diversified or nondiversified management company, as defined in Section 80a-5 of Title 15 of the United States Code, and the affiliates thereof, as de
• § 106 — (a) The Labor Commissioner may authorize an employee of any of the agencies that participate in the Joint Enforcement Strike Force on the Underground Economy, as defined in Section 329 of the Unemploy
• § 1060 — The following definitions shall apply throughout this chapter: (a) “Awarding authority” means any person that awards or otherwise enters into contracts for janitorial or building maintenance services
• § 1061 — (a) (1) If an awarding authority notifies a contractor that the service contract between the awarding authority and the contractor has been terminated or will be terminated, the awarding authority sha
• § 1062 — (a) An employee, who was not offered employment or who has been discharged in violation of this chapter by a successor contractor or successor subcontractor, or an agent of the employee may bring an a
• § 1063 — (a) This chapter only applies to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2002.
• § 1063.5 — (a) This chapter shall apply to every contractor that provides food and beverage services at a publicly owned entertainment venue.
• § 1064 — Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a local government agency from enacting ordinances relating to displaced janitors that impose greater standards than, or establish additional enforcement provisi
• § 1065 — If any provision or provisions of this chapter or any application thereof is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effec
• § 107 — (a) The enforcement of Section 14110.
• § 107.5 — (a) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall develop recommendations for an industry-specific harassment and discrimination prevention policy and training standard for use by employers in the
• § 107.7 — For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Department” means the Department of Industrial Relations.
• § 107.7.1 — (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall establish a Women in Construction Priority Unit, overseen by the director, to coordinate and help ensure collaboration across the depart
• § 107.7.2 — The unit shall do all of the following: (a) Assist and provide resources to women and nonbinary individuals, including, but not limited to, apprentices and journeypersons in the construction industry,
• § 1070 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That when public agencies with jurisdiction over public transit services or the collection and transportation of solid waste award contract
• § 1071 — The following definitions apply to this chapter: (a) “Awarding authority” means any local government agency, including any city, county, special district, transit district, joint powers authority, or
• § 1072 — (a) A bidder shall declare as part of the bid for a service contract whether or not the bidder will retain the employees of the prior contractor or subcontractor for a period of not less than 90 days,
• § 1073 — (a) An employee who was not offered employment or who has been discharged in violation of this chapter, or his or her agent, may bring an action against the successor contractor or subcontractor in an
• § 1074 — (a) Upon its own motion or upon the request of any member of the public, an awarding authority may terminate any service contract made pursuant to Section 1072 if both of the following occur: (1) The
• § 1075 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following shall apply to service contracts for the collection and transportation of solid waste: (a) A successor contractor or subcontractor sh
• § 1076 — The amendments and additions to this chapter made by the act adding this section shall not apply to contracts awarded before January 1, 2017, or to contracts for which the bid process has been complet
• § 108 — (a) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain minimum standards for the competency and training of electricians through a system of testing and certificat
• § 108.2 — (a) Persons who perform work as electricians shall become certified pursuant to Section 108.
• § 108.3 — The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall do all of the following: (a) Make information about electrician certification available in non-English languages spoken by a substantial number of con
• § 108.4 — (a) An uncertified person may perform electrical work for which certification is required under Section 108 in order to acquire the necessary on-the-job experience for certification, if all of the fol
• § 108.5 — (a) The Electrician Certification Fund is established as a special account in the State Treasury.
• § 11 — The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the present.
• § 110 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Appeals board” means the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
• § 110.5 — For the purpose of this chapter and subject to restrictions or requirements that may be adopted by the administrative director or the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, documents that require a sign
• § 11000 — (a) The Department of Industrial Relations, upon appropriation of funds to the department for this purpose, shall establish and administer the California Workplace Outreach Program.
• § 11001 — For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “Department” means the Department of Industrial Relations.
• § 11002 — The department shall issue a competitive request for application for qualified organizations to provide education and outreach services to workers and to assist workers to assert their workplace right
• § 11003 — (a) The department shall guide discussions with qualified organizations regarding priority topics for outreach and education, which may include, but are not limited to, minimum wage, overtime, paid le
• § 11004 — The department and qualified organizations shall meet twice a year, or more frequently at the discretion of the department, to coordinate efforts around outreach and education, and for qualified organ
• § 11005 — This division shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 1101 — No employer shall make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy: (a) Forbidding or preventing employees from engaging or participating in politics or from becoming candidates for public offi
• § 1102 — No employer shall coerce or influence or attempt to coerce or influence his employees through or by means of threat of discharge or loss of employment to adopt or follow or refrain from adopting or fo
• § 1102.5 — (a) An employer, or any person acting on behalf of the employer, shall not make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy preventing an employee from disclosing information to a government or
• § 1102.6 — In a civil action or administrative proceeding brought pursuant to Section 1102.
• § 1102.61 — In any civil action or administrative proceeding brought pursuant to Section 1102.
• § 1102.62 — (a) Upon the filing of the petition for injunctive relief, the petitioner shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the person, and thereupon the court shall have jurisdiction to grant such tempora
• § 1102.7 — (a) The office of the Attorney General shall maintain a whistleblower hotline to receive calls from persons who have information regarding possible violations of state or federal statutes, rules, or r
• § 1102.8 — (a) An employer shall prominently display in lettering larger than size 14 point type a list of employees’ rights and responsibilities under the whistleblower laws, including the telephone number of t
• § 1103 — An employer or any other person or entity that violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable, in the case of an individual, by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year or a
• § 1104 — In all prosecutions under this chapter, the employer is responsible for the acts of his managers, officers, agents, and employees.
• § 1105 — Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the injured employee from recovering damages from his employer for injury suffered through a violation of this chapter.
• § 1106 — For purposes of Sections 1102.
• § 1107 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) (1) “Catastrophic risk” means a foreseeable and material risk that a frontier developer’s development, storage, use, or deployment of a foundation model will material
• § 1107.1 — (a) A frontier developer shall not make, adopt, enforce, or enter into a rule, regulation, policy, or contract that prevents a covered employee from disclosing, or retaliates against a covered employe
• § 1107.2 — The loss of value of equity does not count as damage to or loss of property for the purposes of this chapter.
• § 111 — The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, consisting of seven members, shall exercise all judicial powers vested in it under this code.
• § 1110 — No agreement, combination, or contract, by or between two or more persons to do or procure to be done, or not to do or procure not to be done, any act in contemplation or furtherance of any trade disp
• § 1115 — A jurisdictional strike as herein defined is hereby declared to be against the public policy of the State of California and is hereby declared to be unlawful.
• § 1116 — Any person injured or threatened with injury by violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be entitled to injunctive relief therefrom in a proper case, and to recover any damages resulting theref
• § 1117 — As used herein, “labor organization” means any organization or any agency or employee representation committee or any local unit thereof in which employees participate, and exists for the purpose, in
• § 1118 — As used in this chapter, “jurisdictional strike” means a concerted refusal to perform work for an employer or any other concerted interference with an employer’s operation or business, arising out of
• § 1119 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with collective bargaining subject to the prohibitions herein set forth, nor to prohibit any individual voluntarily becoming or remaining a memb
• § 112 — The members of the appeals board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
• § 1120 — If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or the application of such provision to persons
• § 1122 — Any person who organizes an employee group which is financed in whole or in part, interfered with or dominated or controlled by the employer or any employer association, as well as such employer or em
• § 1126 — Any collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor organization shall be enforceable at law or in equity, and a breach of such collective bargaining agreement by any party thereto sha
• § 1127 — (a) Where a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor organization contains a successor clause, such clause shall be binding upon and enforceable against any successor employer w
• § 1128 — (a) Where a party to a collective bargaining agreement prevails in a court action to compel arbitration of disputes concerning the collective bargaining agreement, the court shall award attorney’s fee
• § 113 — The Governor shall designate the chairman of the appeals board from the membership of the appeals board.
• § 1130 — The Legislature hereby makes the following findings and declarations: Relations between organized labor and management in this state have for many years been marked by a mature adherence to the princi
• § 1132 — Unless provided otherwise, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 1132.2 — “Employer” means a person, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity, which employs any person or persons to perform services for a wage or salary, and includes any person, partners
• § 1132.4 — “Employee” means any person who performs services for wages or salary under a contract of employment, express or implied, for an employer.
• § 1132.6 — “Strike” means any concerted act of more than 50 percent of the bargaining unit employees in a lawful refusal of such employees under applicable state or federal law to perform work or services for an
• § 1132.8 — “Lockout” means any refusal by an employer to permit any group of five or more employees to work as a result of a dispute with such employees affecting wages, hours or other terms or conditions of emp
• § 1133 — “Professional strikebreaker” means any person other than supervisorial personnel who have been in the employ of the employer before the commencement of the strike or lockout or members of the immediat
• § 1134 — It shall be unlawful for any employer willingly and knowingly to utilize any professional strikebreaker to replace an employee or employees involved in a strike or lockout at a place of business locat
• § 1134.2 — It shall be unlawful for any professional strikebreaker willingly and knowingly to offer himself for employment or to replace an employee or employees involved in a strike or lockout at a place of bus
• § 1136 — Any person, partnership, firm, corporation, association or other entity, or officer or agent thereof, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction thereof be subject t
• § 1136.2 — If any part of the provisions of this chapter, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstance is held invalid in the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of th
• § 1137 — (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the “California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act.
• § 1138 — No officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization, participating or interested in a labor dispute, shall be held responsible or liable in any court of this st
• § 1138.1 — (a) No court of this state shall have authority to issue a temporary or permanent injunction in any case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, except after hearing the testimony of witnesses in
• § 1138.2 — No restraining order or injunctive relief shall be granted to any complainant involved in the labor dispute in question who has failed to comply with any obligation imposed by law, or who has failed t
• § 1138.3 — No restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction shall be granted in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, except on the basis of findings of fact made and filed by the court in
• § 1138.4 — The term “labor dispute” as used in this chapter has the same meaning as set forth in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 527.
• § 1138.5 — Sections 1138.
• § 1139 — (a) As used in this chapter: (1) (A) “Emergency condition” means the existence of either of the following: (i) Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property at the workp
• § 1140 — This part shall be known and may be referred to as the Alatorre-Zenovich-Dunlap-Berman Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975.
• § 1140.2 — It is hereby stated to be the policy of the State of California to encourage and protect the right of agricultural employees to full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of repre
• § 1140.4 — As used in this part: (a) The term “agriculture” includes farming in all its branches, and, among other things, includes the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation,
• § 1140.6 — Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the board shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all phases of the administration of this part to determine whether any person or entity meets one or mo
• § 1141 — (a) There is hereby created in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, which shall consist of five members and which shall have exclusive jurisdiction over a
• § 1142 — (a) The principal office of the board shall be in Sacramento, but it may meet and exercise any or all of its power at any other place in California.
• § 1142.5 — (a) The board shall maintain, at its principal office, a telephone line 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the purpose of providing interested persons with information concerning their rights and
• § 1143 — The board shall, at the close of each fiscal year, make a report in writing to the Legislature and to the Governor stating in detail the cases it has heard, the decisions it has rendered, the names, s
• § 1144 — The board may from time to time make, amend, and rescind, in the manner prescribed in Chapter 3.
• § 1144.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11425.
• § 1145 — The board may appoint an executive secretary and such attorneys, hearing officers, administrative law officers, and other employees as it may from time to time find necessary for the proper performanc
• § 1146 — The board is authorized to delegate to any group of three or more board members any or all the powers which it may itself exercise.
• § 1147 — Each member of the board shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 1148 — The board may follow applicable precedents of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, which shall constitute persuasive authority in the interpretation and application of this part, but shall no
• § 1149 — There shall be a general counsel of the board who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the Senate, for a term of four years.
• § 1149.3 — (a) In cases that the board is required to determine the specific amount of a monetary remedy before issuing a final board order pursuant to Section 1160.
• § 115 — Actions of the appeals board shall be taken by decision of a majority of the appeals board except as otherwise expressly provided.
• § 1150 — Each member of the board and the general counsel of the board shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment.
• § 1151 — For the purpose of all hearings and investigations, which, in the opinion of the board, are necessary and proper for the exercise of the powers vested in it by Chapters 5 (commencing with Section 1156
• § 1151.2 — (a) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or from producing books, records, correspondence, documents, or other evidence in obedience to the subpoena of the board, on the ground th
• § 1151.3 — Any party shall have the right to appear at any hearing in person, by counsel, or by other representative.
• § 1151.4 — (a) Complaints, orders, and other process and papers of the board, its members, agents, or agency, may be served either personally or by registered mail or by telegraph, or by leaving a copy thereof a
• § 1151.5 — The several departments and agencies of the state upon request by the board, shall furnish the board all records, papers, and information in their possession, not otherwise privileged, relating to any
• § 1151.6 — Any person who shall willfully resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with any member of the board or any of its agents or agencies in the performance of duties pursuant to this part shall be guilty of
• § 1152 — Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concert
• § 1153 — It shall be an unfair labor practice for an agricultural employer to do any of the following: (a) To interfere with, restrain, or coerce agricultural employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed
• § 1154 — It shall be an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to do any of the following: (a) To restrain or coerce: (1) Agricultural employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed i
• § 1154.5 — It shall be an unfair labor practice for any labor organization which represents the employees of the employer and such employer to enter into any contract or agreement, express or implied, whereby su
• § 1154.6 — It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer or labor organization, or their agents, willfully to arrange for persons to become employees for the primary purpose of voting in elections.
• § 1155 — The expressing of any views, arguments, or opinions, or the dissemination thereof, whether in written, printed, graphic, or visual form, shall not constitute evidence of an unfair labor practice under
• § 1155.2 — (a) For purposes of this part, to bargain collectively in good faith is the performance of the mutual obligation of the agricultural employer and the representative of the agricultural employees to me
• § 1155.3 — (a) Where there is in effect a collective-bargaining contract covering agricultural employees, the duty to bargain collectively shall also mean that no party to such contract shall terminate or modify
• § 1155.4 — It shall be unlawful for any agricultural employer or association of agricultural employers, or any person who acts as a labor relations expert, adviser, or consultant to an agricultural employer, or
• § 1155.5 — It shall be unlawful for any person to request, demand, receive, or accept, or agree to receive or accept, any payment, loan, or delivery of any money or other thing of value prohibited by Section 115
• § 1155.6 — Nothing in Section 1155.
• § 1155.7 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply or be applicable to any labor organization in its representation of workers who are not agricultural employees.
• § 1156 — (a) Representatives designated or selected by a secret ballot for the purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the agricultural employees in the bargaining unit shall be the exclusive repr
• § 1156.2 — The bargaining unit shall be all the agricultural employees of an employer.
• § 1156.3 — (a) A petition that is either signed by, or accompanied by authorization cards signed by, a majority of the currently employed employees in the bargaining unit may be filed by an agricultural employee
• § 1156.37 — (a) A labor organization may become the exclusive representative for the agricultural employees of an appropriate bargaining unit for purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wa
• § 1156.4 — Recognizing that agriculture is a seasonal occupation for a majority of agricultural employees, and wishing to provide the fullest scope for employees’ enjoyment of the rights included in this part, t
• § 1156.5 — (a) The board shall not direct an election or conduct a review of any majority support petition in any bargaining unit where a valid election has been held or majority support petition has been review
• § 1156.6 — The board shall not direct an election in any bargaining unit which is represented by a labor organization that has been certified within the immediately preceding 12-month period or whose certificati
• § 1156.7 — (a) No collective-bargaining agreement executed prior to the effective date of this chapter shall bar a petition for an election.
• § 1157 — (a) All agricultural employees of the employer whose names appear on the payroll applicable to the payroll period immediately preceding the filing of a petition under this chapter shall be eligible to
• § 1157.2 — In any election where none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority, a runoff shall be conducted, the ballot providing for a selection between the two choices receiving the largest and second
• § 1157.3 — Employers shall maintain accurate and current payroll lists containing the names and addresses of all their employees, and shall make such lists available to the board upon request.
• § 1158 — Whenever an order of the board made pursuant to Section 1160.
• § 1159 — In order to assure the full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of the employees own choosing, only labor organizations certified pursuant to this part shall
• § 116 — The seal of the appeals board bearing the inscription “Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, Seal” shall be affixed to all writs and authentications of copies of records and to such other instruments a
• § 1160 — The board is empowered, as provided in this chapter, to prevent any person from engaging in any unfair labor practice, as set forth in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1153) of this part.
• § 1160.10 — (a) (1) Any employer who commits an unfair labor practice shall, in addition to any remedy ordered by the board, be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
• § 1160.11 — (a) An employer who petitions for a writ of review of a final board order in the court of appeal or the California Supreme Court pursuant to Section 1160.
• § 1160.2 — Whenever it is charged that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any such unfair labor practice, the board, or any agent or agency designated by the board for such purposes, shall have power to
• § 1160.3 — The testimony taken by such member, agent, or agency, or the board in such hearing shall be reduced to writing and filed with the board.