California · Labor Code

LAB §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

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Employers and others who violate this chapter commit a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both for individuals; corporations face fines up to $5,000.

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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 fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both that fine and imprisonment, or, in the case of a corporation, by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

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