California · Labor Code

LAB §1780: Any person acting on behalf of the State or any political subdivision, or any contractor or subcontractor or agent or representative thereof, doing any public work who places any order for the employm

Misdemeanor

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A person acting for the state, a political subdivision, or their contractor who charges a fee or accepts payment from job applicants for public work employment is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Any person acting on behalf of the State or any political subdivision, or any contractor or subcontractor or agent or representative thereof, doing any public work who places any order for the employment of a worker on public work where the filling of the order for employment involves the charging of a fee, or the receiving of a valuable consideration from any applicant for employment is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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