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CA Labor Code § 1696.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1696.8.

1696.8.  (a) The director shall establish a Farm Labor Contractor Enforcement Unit. The unit shall develop a program to provide technical assistance to a district attorney’s office that establishes a local farm labor contractor enforcement unit. A local farm labor contractor enforcement unit established pursuant to this section shall, whenever possible, coordinate its enforcement efforts with the Rural Crime Prevention Program in its jurisdiction, if any, established pursuant to Section 14171 of the Penal Code. Any funds appropriated to the department for purposes of this section shall be administered and allocated by the director.(b) A local farm labor contractor enforcement unit that receives technical assistance pursuant to this section shall concentrate enhanced prosecution efforts and resources on the prosecution of farm labor contractors who violate a state law regulating wages. For purposes of this subdivision, “enhanced prosecution efforts and resources” include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) “Vertical” prosecutorial representation, whereby the prosecutor who makes the initial filing or appearance performs all subsequent court appearances on a particular case through its conclusion, including the sentencing phase.(2) Assignment of highly qualified investigators and prosecutors to farm labor enforcement cases.(3) Significant reduction of caseloads for investigators and prosecutors assigned to farm labor enforcement cases.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 157, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Labor Code § 1697 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1697.

1697.  (a) Any person who violates this chapter, or who causes or induces another to violate this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both.(b) Any employee aggrieved by any violation of this chapter, other than acts and conduct also proscribed by Sections 1153, 1154, and 1155, may do all of the following:(1) Bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages, or both, against a farm labor contractor or unlicensed farm labor contractor who violates this chapter and, upon prevailing, shall recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including expert witness fees.(2) Enforce the liability on the farm labor contractor’s bond.(c) Any farm labor contractor who engages in farm labor contracting activities after his or her license has been suspended, revoked, or denied reissuance is guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment for not less than six months and not more than one year, or both.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 750, Sec. 10. (SB 1087) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Labor Code § 1697.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1697.1.

1697.1.  (a) No person shall make, or cause to be made, false, fraudulent, or misleading representations that employment in the growing or producing of farm products, or an employee benefit related to that employment, will be jeopardized unless an individual or his or her family members pay a fee or other thing of value for transportation by that person to or from the business or worksite of an employer.(b) Any person who violates this section, or who causes or induces another to violate this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and not less than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both.(c) Any individual claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action for injunctive relief, damages, or both. If the court finds that the defendant has violated this section, it shall award actual damages, plus an amount equal to treble the amount of actual damages, or five hundred dollars ($500) per violation, whichever is greater. The court shall also grant a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.(d) Any other party who, upon information and belief, claims a violation of this section has been committed may bring a civil action for injunctive relief on behalf of the general public and, upon prevailing, shall recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 476, Sec. 1.)
CA Labor Code § 1697.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1697.2.

1697.2.  Actions brought under this chapter shall be set for trial at the earliest possible date, and shall take precedence over all other cases, except older matters of the same character and matters to which special precedence may be given by law.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1000, Sec. 6.)
CA Labor Code § 1697.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1697.3.

1697.3.  Upon the final determination of the Labor Commissioner that a grower, a farm labor contractor, or person acting in the capacity of a farm labor contractor has failed to pay wages to its employees, the grower, farm labor contractor, or person acting in the capacity of a farm labor contractor shall immediately pay those wages. If payment is not made within 30 days of the final determination, the Labor Commissioner shall forward the matter for consideration of prosecution to the local district attorney’s office.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 157, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Labor Code § 1697.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1697.5.

1697.5.  (a) It is a violation of this chapter for a licensee to do any of the following:(1) Fail to train an agricultural employee at the time of hire, as required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684.(2) Fail to provide training in the language understood by the agricultural employee, as required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684.(3) Fail to provide an agricultural employee with at least the minimum training, as required by subparagraph (C) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684.(4) Fail to provide an agricultural employee either (A) with a record of his or her training, or (B) a copy of the specified Department of Fair Employment and Housing sexual harassment pamphlet, as required by subparagraph (E) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684.(5) Provide an agricultural employee with a false record of completion of his or her training, as required by subparagraph (E) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684, when he or she has, in fact, received no training.(6) Fail to keep a record of training for each agricultural employee who has received training, as required by subparagraph (F) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684.(b) If, upon inspection or investigation, the Labor Commissioner determines that a violation of any of the provisions listed in subdivision (a) has occurred, the Labor Commissioner may issue a citation and assess a civil penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation. In enforcing this section, the Labor Commissioner shall take into consideration whether the violation was inadvertent, and in his or her discretion, may decide not to penalize an employer for a first violation when that violation was due to a clerical error or inadvertent mistake.(c) The procedures for issuing, contesting, and enforcing judgments for citations or civil penalties issued by the Labor Commissioner for violations of this section shall be the same as those set forth in Section 1197.1.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 159. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Labor Code § 1698 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.

1698.  All fines collected for violations of this chapter shall be paid into the Farmworker Remedial Account and shall be available, upon appropriation, for purposes of this chapter. Of the moneys collected for licenses issued pursuant to this chapter, one hundred fifty dollars ($150) of each annual license fee shall be deposited in the Farmworker Remedial Account pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684, three hundred fifty dollars ($350) of each annual license fee shall be expended by the Labor Commissioner to fund the Farm Labor Contractor Enforcement Unit and the Farm Labor Contractor License Verification Unit, both within the department, and the remaining money shall be paid into the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 181. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.1.

1698.1.  No licensee shall sell, transfer or give away any interest in or the right to participate in the profits of said licensee’s business without the written consent of the Labor Commissioner. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 917, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.2.

1698.2.  No licensee shall knowingly issue a contract for employment containing any term or condition which, if complied with, would be in violation of law, or attempt to fill an order for help to be employed in violation of law.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1505.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.3.

1698.3.  No licensee shall accept a fee from any applicant for employment, or send any applicant for employment without having obtained orally or in writing, a bona fide order therefor, and in no case shall such licensee accept, directly or indirectly, a registration fee of any kind.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1505.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.4.

1698.4.  No licensee shall send or cause to be sent, any woman or minor under the age of 18 years, as an employee to any house of ill fame, to any house or place of amusement for immoral purpose, to places resorted to for the purposes of prostitution, or to gambling houses, the character of which places the licensee could have ascertained upon reasonable inquiry.(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 271.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.5.

1698.5.  No licensee shall send any minor to any saloon or place where intoxicating liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 579.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.6.

1698.6.  No licensee shall knowingly permit any persons of bad character, prostitutes, gamblers, intoxicated persons, or procurers to frequent his premises.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1505.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.7.

1698.7.  No licensee shall accept any application for employment made by or on behalf of any child, or shall place or assist in placing any such child in any employment whatever in violation of Part 4 (commencing with Section 1171) of this division.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1505.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.8.

1698.8.  No licensee shall divide fees with an employer, an agent or other employee of an employer or person to whom help is furnished.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1505.)
CA Labor Code § 1698.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1698.9.

1698.9.  A farm labor contractor successor to any predecessor farm labor contractor that owed wages or penalties to a former employee of the predecessor, whether the predecessor was a licensee under this chapter or not, is liable for those wages and penalties, if the successor farm labor contractor meets one or more of the following criteria:(a) Uses substantially the same facilities or workforce to offer substantially the same services as the predecessor farm labor contractor. A farm labor contractor that has operated with a valid license for at least the preceding three years shall have an affirmative defense to liability under this subdivision for using substantially the same workforce, if all of the following apply:(1) The individuals in the workforce were not referred or supplied for employment by the predecessor farm labor contractor to the licensed farm labor contractor asserting this defense.(2) The licensed farm labor contractor asserting the defense has not had any interest in, or connection with, the operation, ownership, management, or control of the business of the predecessor farm labor contractor within the preceding three years. (3) The licensed farm labor contractor asserting the defense has not been determined to have violated any provision of the Labor Code within the preceding three years.(b) Shares in the ownership, management, control of the workforce, or interrelations of business operations with the predecessor farm labor contractor.(c) Employs in a managerial capacity any person who directly or indirectly controlled the wages, hours, or working conditions of the employees owed wages or penalties by the predecessor farm labor contractor.(d) Is an immediate family member of any owner, partner, officer, licensee, or director of the predecessor farm labor contractor or of any person who had a financial interest in the predecessor farm labor contractor. As used in this section, “immediate family member” means a spouse, parent, sibling, child, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or grandparent.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 715, Sec. 1. (SB 168) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Labor Code § 1699 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 3 - Farm Labor Contractors|Section 1699.

1699.  The Labor Commissioner may, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary for the purpose of enforcing and administering this chapter and as are not inconsistent with this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 125.)
CA Labor Code § 1706.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 5 - Child Performer Services Permits|Section 1706.1.

1706.1.  A person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each violation is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 634, Sec. 1. (AB 1660) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 1706.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 5 - Child Performer Services Permits|Section 1706.2.

1706.2.  The Attorney General, any district attorney, or any city attorney may institute an action for a violation of this chapter, including an action to restrain and enjoin a violation. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 634, Sec. 1. (AB 1660) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 1706.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 5 - Child Performer Services Permits|Section 1706.3.

1706.3.  A person who is injured as a result of any violation of this chapter committed by a person required to obtain a permit pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1706 may bring an action to recover damages or to restrain and enjoin a violation, or both. The amount of damages that may be awarded for a violation of this chapter is up to three times the damages actually incurred. A final judgment may be satisfied from the bond or deposit maintained by the Labor Commissioner, if any. A person bringing an action under this chapter who prevails shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. The court may award punitive damages in addition to any other amounts if it determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the violation of this chapter was willful. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 634, Sec. 1. (AB 1660) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 1706.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 5 - Child Performer Services Permits|Section 1706.4.

1706.4.  The provisions of this chapter are not exclusive and do not relieve any person subject to this chapter from the duty to comply with all other laws. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 634, Sec. 1. (AB 1660) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 1706.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 6 - LICENSING|CHAPTER 5 - Child Performer Services Permits|Section 1706.5.

1706.5.  The remedies provided in this chapter are not exclusive and are in addition to any other remedies or procedures provided in any other law. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 634, Sec. 1. (AB 1660) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 1960 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - Firefighters|Section 1960.

1960.  Neither the State nor any county, political subdivision, incorporated city, town, nor any other municipal corporation shall prohibit, deny or obstruct the right of firefighters to join any bona fide labor organization of their own choice.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 723.)
CA Labor Code § 1961 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - Firefighters|Section 1961.

1961.  As used in this chapter, the term “employees” means the employees of the fire departments and fire services of the State, counties, cities, cities and counties, districts, and other political subdivisions of the State.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 723.)
CA Labor Code § 1962 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - Firefighters|Section 1962.

1962.  Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to present grievances and recommendations regarding wages, salaries, hours, and working conditions to the governing body, and to discuss the same with such governing body, through such an organization, but shall not have the right to strike, or to recognize a picket line of a labor organization while in the course of the performance of their official duties.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 723.)
CA Labor Code § 1963 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 4 - Firefighters|Section 1963.

1963.  The enactment of this chapter shall not be construed as making the provisions of Section 923 of this code applicable to public employees.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 723.)
CA Labor Code § 2010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 8 - UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF|CHAPTER 1 - Extension of Public Works|Section 2010.

2010.  As used in this chapter, “State agency” means any department, division, board, bureau, or commission of the State.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 2011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 8 - UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF|CHAPTER 1 - Extension of Public Works|Section 2011.

2011.  The Department of Finance shall ascertain and secure from the several State agencies tentative plans for the extension of public works which are best adapted to supply increased opportunities for advantageous public labor during periods of temporary unemployment. Such plans shall include estimates of the amount, character, and duration of employment, the number of employees who could be profitably employed therein, together with rates of wages and other information which the Department of Finance deems necessary.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 2012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 8 - UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF|CHAPTER 1 - Extension of Public Works|Section 2012.

2012.  The department shall keep constantly advised of industrial conditions throughout the State as affecting the employment of labor. Whenever the Governor represents or the division has reason to believe, that a period of extraordinary unemployment caused by industrial depression exists in the state, it shall immediately hold an inquiry into the facts relating thereto, and report to the Governor whether, in fact, such condition exists.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 97. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Labor Code § 2013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 8 - UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF|CHAPTER 1 - Extension of Public Works|Section 2013.

2013.  If the department reports to the Governor that a condition of extraordinary unemployment caused by industrial depression does exist within this state, the Department of Finance may apportion the available Emergency Fund among the several state agencies for the extension of the public works of the state under the charge or direction thereof, in the manner which the Department of Finance believes to be best adapted to advance the public interest by providing the maximum of public employment consistent with the most useful, permanent, and economic extension of public works.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 98. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Labor Code § 2014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 8 - UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF|CHAPTER 1 - Extension of Public Works|Section 2014.

2014.  The Department of Employment Development immediately upon the publication of a finding under this chapter that a period of extraordinary unemployment due to industrial depression exists throughout this state shall prepare approved lists of applicants for public employment, secure full information as to their industrial qualifications, and shall submit the same to the Department of Finance for transmission to the state agencies which avail themselves of the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1207.)