California · Labor Code

LAB §222: It shall be unlawful, in case of any wage agreement arrived at through collective bargaining, either wilfully or unlawfully or with intent to defraud an employee, a competitor, or any other person, to

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to withhold wages from an employee under a collective bargaining agreement if done willfully, unlawfully, or with intent to defraud.

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It shall be unlawful, in case of any wage agreement arrived at through collective bargaining, either wilfully or unlawfully or with intent to defraud an employee, a competitor, or any other person, to withhold from said employee any part of the wage agreed upon.

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