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CA Labor Code § 90.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 90.5.

90.5.  (a) It is the policy of this state to vigorously enforce minimum labor standards in order to ensure employees are not required or permitted to work under substandard unlawful conditions or for employers that have not secured the payment of compensation, and to protect employers who comply with the law from those who attempt to gain a competitive advantage at the expense of their workers by failing to comply with minimum labor standards.(b) In order to ensure that minimum labor standards are adequately enforced, the Labor Commissioner shall establish and maintain a field enforcement unit, which shall be administratively and physically separate from offices of the division that accept and determine individual employee complaints. The unit shall have offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Sacramento, and any other locations that the Labor Commissioner deems appropriate. The unit shall have primary responsibility for administering and enforcing those statutes and regulations most effectively enforced through field investigations, including Sections 226, 1021, 1021.5, 1193.5, 1193.6, 1194.5, 1197, 1198, 1771, 1776, 1777.5, 2651, 2673, 2675, and 3700, in accordance with the plan adopted by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to subdivision (c). Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of this unit in enforcing any statute or regulation in the course of its investigations.(c) The Labor Commissioner shall adopt an enforcement plan for the field enforcement unit. The plan shall identify priorities for investigations to be undertaken by the unit that ensure the available resources will be concentrated in industries, occupations, and areas in which employees are relatively low paid and unskilled, and those in which there has been a history of violations of the statutes cited in subdivision (b), and those with high rates of noncompliance with Section 3700.(d) The Labor Commissioner shall annually report to the Legislature, not later than March 1, concerning the effectiveness of the field enforcement unit. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) The enforcement plan adopted by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to subdivision (c), and the rationale for the priorities identified in the plan.(2) The number of establishments investigated by the unit, and the number of types of violations found.(3) The amount of wages found to be unlawfully withheld from workers, and the amount of unpaid wages recovered for workers.(4) The amount of penalties and unpaid wages transferred to the General Fund as a result of the efforts of the unit.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 6, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 90.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 90.6.

90.6.  (a) In the case of an investigation by the field enforcement unit, the date of a written notice by the Labor Commissioner to an employer, or other person or entity that may be liable under a provision of this code, that an investigation has commenced shall be deemed the date an action has commenced for purposes of any statute of limitations applicable to determining the period of time for which wages, penalties, damages, or other amounts may be assessed by the Labor Commissioner, which will then be tolled for a period of 12 months. After expiration of the 12-month period, the time under the applicable statute of limitations will resume running. The notice provided by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to this section shall identify the employer or other person or entity subject to investigation, the time period covered by the investigation, and a reference to this section that shall constitute notice of the potential claims under the identified investigation.(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply to the following:(1) Sections 558 and 1197.1.(2) Unpaid minimum and overtime wages under Sections 510, 1194, and 1197.(3) Any applicable wage order of the Industrial Welfare Commission.(4) Any applicable local minimum wage or overtime law.(5) Wages exceeding minimum wages subject to determination under Section 1195.5.(6) Penalty wages for late payment under Section 203.(7) Liquidated damages under Section 1194.2.(8) Itemized wage statements under Section 226.(9) Compensation for rest and recovery periods and nonproductive time for piece rate employees under Section 226.2.(10) Meal, rest, and recovery periods under Section 226.7.(11) Claims under Section 2810.3.(12) Expense reimbursements under Section 2802.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 8. (SB 96) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Labor Code § 90.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 90.7.

90.7.  When the division determines that an employer has violated Section 226.2, 1021, 1021.5, 1197, or 1771, or otherwise determines that an employer may have failed to report all the payroll of the employer’s employees as required by law, the division shall advise the Insurance Commissioner and request that an audit be ordered pursuant to Section 11736.5 of the Insurance Code.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1386, Sec. 2.)
CA Labor Code § 90.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 90.8.

90.8.  (a) As an alternative to a judgment lien, the Labor Commissioner may create a lien on real property to secure the amount due to the Labor Commissioner under any citation, findings, or decision that has become final and may be entered as a judgment, including those that have become final under Sections 1197.1, 226.5, 1023, and 1289. The lien on real property may be created by the Labor Commissioner recording a certificate of lien, for amounts due from the cited parties named in the final citation, findings, or decision, with the county recorder of any county in which the parties’ real property may be located. The lien attaches to all interests in real property of those parties located in the county where the lien is created to which a judgment lien may attach pursuant to Section 697.340 of the Code of Civil Procedure, with the same priority as a judgment lien.(b) The certificate of lien shall include information as prescribed by Section 27288.1 of the Government Code.(c) The recorder shall accept and record the certificate of lien and shall index it as prescribed by law.(d) Upon payment of the amount due under the final citation, findings or decision, including any interest and costs that have lawfully accrued on the original amount, the Labor Commissioner shall issue a certificate of release, releasing the lien created under subdivision (a) of this section. The certificate of release may be recorded by any person at that person’s expense.(e) Unless the lien is satisfied or released, a lien under this section shall continue until 10 years from the date of its creation. The lien may be renewed for additional periods of 10 years by recording a renewal of certificate of lien or a copy of a renewed judgment at any time prior to its expiration.(f) The provisions of Section 697.410 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to a lien created under this section as if the lien had been created by a recorded abstract of a money judgment or certified copy of a money judgment. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 335, Sec. 1. (SB 572) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Labor Code § 91 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 91.

91.  Any person who willfully impedes or prevents the Labor Commissioner or his deputies or agents in the performance of duty, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not less than seven nor more than 30 days in the county jail, or both.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 189. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Labor Code § 92 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 92.

92.  The Labor Commissioner, his deputies and agents, may issue subpenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and parties and the production of books, papers and records; administer oaths; examine witnesses under oath; take the verification, acknowledgment, or proof of written instruments; and take depositions and affidavits for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this code and all laws which the division is to enforce.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 960.)
CA Labor Code § 93 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 93.

93.  Obedience to subpoenas issued by the Labor Commissioner, or his deputies or agents shall be enforced by the courts. It is a misdemeanor to ignore willfully such a subpoena if it calls for an appearance at a distance from the place of service of 100 miles, or less.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1190.)
CA Labor Code § 94 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 94.

94.  The office of the division shall be open for business from 9 o'clock a.m. until 5 o'clock p.m. every day except nonjudicial days, and the officers thereof shall give to all persons requesting it all needed information which they may possess.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 95 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 95.

95.  (a) The division may enforce the provisions of this code and all labor laws of the state the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in any other officer, board or commission. Except as provided in subdivision (d), in the enforcement of such provisions and laws, the director, deputy director, and such officers and employees as the director may designate, shall only have the authority, as public officers, to arrest without a warrant, any person who, in his presence, has violated or as to whom there is probable cause to believe has violated any of such provisions and laws.In any case in which an arrest authorized by this subdivision is made for an offense declared to be a misdemeanor, and the person arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, the arresting officer may, instead of taking such person before a magistrate, follow the procedure prescribed by Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.6) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. The provisions of such chapter shall thereafter apply with reference to any proceeding based upon the issuance of a citation pursuant to this authority.(b) There shall be no civil liability on the part of and no cause of action shall arise against any person, acting pursuant to this section and within the scope of his authority, for false arrest or false imprisonment arising out of any arrest which is lawful or which the arresting officer, at the time of such arrest, had reasonable cause to believe was lawful. No such officer shall be deemed an aggressor or lose his right to self-defense by the use of reasonable force to effect the arrest or to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.(c) The director, deputy director, and such officers and employees as the director may designate, may serve all processes and notices throughout the state.(d) With respect to the enforcement of the provisions of this code and other labor laws as provided in subdivision (a), all officers and employees designated by the Labor Commissioner as investigators, shall have the authority of peace officers to make arrests, and may serve processes and notices as provided in subdivision (c).(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 701.)
CA Labor Code § 96 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 96.

96.  The Labor Commissioner and his or her deputies and representatives authorized by him or her in writing shall, upon the filing of a claim therefor by an employee, or an employee representative authorized in writing by an employee, with the Labor Commissioner, take assignments of:(a) Wage claims and incidental expense accounts and advances.(b) Mechanics’ and other liens of employees.(c) Claims based on “stop orders” for wages and on bonds for labor.(d) Claims for damages for misrepresentations of conditions of employment.(e) Claims for unreturned bond money of employees.(f) Claims for penalties for nonpayment of wages.(g) Claims for the return of workers’ tools in the illegal possession of another person.(h) Claims for vacation pay, severance pay, or other compensation supplemental to a wage agreement.(i) Awards for workers’ compensation benefits in which the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board has found that the employer has failed to secure payment of compensation and where the award remains unpaid more than 10 days after having become final.(j) Claims for loss of wages as the result of discharge from employment for the garnishment of wages.(k) Claims for loss of wages as the result of demotion, suspension, or discharge from employment for lawful conduct occurring during nonworking hours away from the employer’s premises.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 692, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Labor Code § 96.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 96.1.

96.1.  (a) By March 1, 2022, and by that date annually thereafter, the division shall submit a report to the Department of Finance and the budget committees and relevant policy committees of the Legislature that includes the following information pertaining to the prior calendar year:(1) The number of wage claims submitted.(2) The number and type of alleged labor law violations in those claims.(3) The average estimated prehearing amounts of unpaid wages, penalties, and other demands for compensation, including, but not limited to, liquidated damages.(4) The total of unpaid wages, penalties, and other compensation, including, but not limited to, liquidated damages, agreed to in settlements enforceable by the Labor Commissioner.(5) The total of unpaid wages, penalties, and other compensation, including, but not limited to, liquidated damages, payable to aggrieved employees under orders, decisions, and awards issued during the reporting year pursuant to Section 98.(6) The total amount of wages, penalties, and other compensation, including, but not limited to, liquidated damages, arising from orders, decisions, and awards issued during the reporting year that remain unpaid.(b) The information provided in subdivision (a) shall also be broken down by industry sectors.(c) The division shall also include in each annual report a discussion of the major challenges to adjudicating wage claims, ongoing efforts to address those challenges, and options to improve the state’s wage claim process.(d) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 14, Sec. 6. (AB 82) Effective June 29, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, by its own provisions.)
CA Labor Code § 96.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 96.3.

96.3.  In cases where employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the collective bargaining representative by virtue of such agreement may be the assignee of all such covered employees for purposes of filing claims for wages with the Labor Commissioner, subject to the option of the employee to reject such representation and to represent himself or herself.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1029.)
CA Labor Code § 96.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 96.5.

96.5.  The Labor Commissioner shall conduct such hearings as may be necessary for the purpose of Section 7071.11 of the Business and Professions Code. In any action to recover upon a cash deposit after a determination made under Section 7071.11, the Labor Commissioner shall certify in writing to the appropriate court that he has heard and determined the validity of claims and demands and that the sum specified therein is the amount found due and payable. The certificate of the commissioner shall be considered by the court but shall not, by itself, be sufficient evidence to support a judgment.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 201.)
CA Labor Code § 96.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 96.6.

96.6.  The Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury, which is continuously appropriated for the purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 96.7.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 714.)
CA Labor Code § 96.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 96.7.

96.7.  The Labor Commissioner, after investigation and upon determination that wages or monetary benefits are due and unpaid to any worker in the State of California, may collect such wages or benefits on behalf of the worker without assignment of such wages or benefits to the commissioner.(a) The Labor Commissioner shall act as trustee of all such collected unpaid wages or benefits, and shall deposit such collected moneys in the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund.(b) The Labor Commissioner shall make a diligent search to locate any worker for whom the Labor Commissioner has collected unpaid wages or benefits.(c) All wages or benefits collected under this section shall be remitted to the worker, his lawful representative, or to any trust or custodial fund established under a plan to provide health and welfare, pension, vacation, retirement, or similar benefits from the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund.(d) Any unpaid wages or benefits collected by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to this section shall be retained in the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund until remitted pursuant to subdivision (c), or until deposited in the General Fund.(e) The Controller shall, at the end of each fiscal year, transfer to the General Fund the unencumbered balance, less six months of expenditures as determined by the Director of Finance, in the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund.(f) All wages or benefits collected under this section which cannot be remitted from the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund pursuant to subdivision (c) because money has been transmitted to the General Fund shall be paid out of the General Fund from funds appropriated for that purpose.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 74, Sec. 54. Effective July 19, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 97 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 97.

97.  The Labor Commissioner, his deputies and representatives shall not be bound by any rule requiring the consent of the spouse of a married claimant, the filing of a lien for record before it is assigned, or prohibiting the assignment of a claim for penalty before the claim has been incurred or any other technical rule with reference to the validity of assignments.(Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 1114.)
CA Labor Code § 98.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 98.1.

98.1.  (a) Within 15 days after the hearing is concluded, the Labor Commissioner shall file in the office of the division a copy of the order, decision, or award. The order, decision, or award shall include a summary of the hearing and the reasons for the decision. Upon filing of the order, decision, or award, the Labor Commissioner shall serve a copy of the decision personally, by first-class mail, or in the manner specified in Section 415.20 of the Code of Civil Procedure on the parties. The notice shall also advise the parties of their right to appeal the decision or award and further advise the parties that failure to do so within the period prescribed by this chapter shall result in the decision or award becoming final and enforceable as a judgment by the superior court.(b) For the purpose of this section, an award shall include any sums found owing, damages proved, and any penalties awarded pursuant to this code.(c) All awards granted pursuant to a hearing under this chapter shall accrue interest on all due and unpaid wages at the same rate as prescribed by subdivision (b) of Section 3289 of the Civil Code. The interest shall accrue until the wages are paid from the date that the wages were due and payable as provided in Part 1 (commencing with Section 200) of Division 2.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 405, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Labor Code § 98.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement|Section 98.3.

98.3.  (a) The Labor Commissioner may prosecute all actions for the collection of wages, penalties, and demands of persons who in the judgment of the Labor Commissioner are financially unable to employ counsel and the Labor Commissioner believes have claims which are valid and enforceable.The Labor Commissioner may also prosecute actions for the return of worker’s tools which are in the illegal possession of another person.(b) The Labor Commissioner may prosecute action for the collection of wages and other moneys payable to employees or to the state arising out of an employment relationship or order of the Industrial Welfare Commission.(c) The Labor Commissioner may also prosecute actions for wages or other monetary benefits that are due the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1190.)