California · Labor Code

LAB §607: This chapter shall not apply in any case of casualty, unavoidable accident, or act of God; nor where the delay was the result of a cause not known to, and which could not have been foreseen by, the ra

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This statute exempts certain situations from its requirements: casualty, unavoidable accident, act of God, or delays caused by unforeseen circumstances beyond the responsible party's knowledge or control.

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This chapter shall not apply in any case of casualty, unavoidable accident, or act of God; nor where the delay was the result of a cause not known to, and which could not have been foreseen by, the railroad corporation, or its officer or agent in charge of a trainman at the time the trainman left a terminal. This chapter shall not apply to the crews of wrecking, or relief trains.

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