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CA Labor Code § 253 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 2 - Seasonal Labor|Section 253.

253.  The Labor Commissioner shall hear and decide all wage disputes arising in connection with seasonal labor and shall allow or reject any deductions made from such wages. He shall reject all deductions made for gambling and liquor debts incurred by the employee during such employment.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 254 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 2 - Seasonal Labor|Section 254.

254.  After a final hearing by the Labor Commissioner, he shall file in the office of his division a copy of the findings of fact and his award.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 255 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 2 - Seasonal Labor|Section 255.

255.  The amount of the award of the Labor Commissioner shall, in the absence of fraud, be conclusively presumed to be the amount of the wages due and unpaid to the employee at the time of the termination of the employment but shall be subject to review by the courts in the manner provided by the Code of Civil Procedure.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 2 - Seasonal Labor|Section 256.

256.  The Labor Commissioner shall impose a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding 30 days pay as waiting time under the terms of Section 203.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1096, Sec. 3.)
CA Labor Code § 257 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 2 - Seasonal Labor|Section 257.

257.  All provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, except sections 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211 and 215 are applicable to this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 3 - Special Occupations|Section 270.

270.  No person, or agent or officer thereof, engaged in the business of extracting or of extracting and refining or reducing minerals other than petroleum, except persons having a free and unencumbered title to the fee of the property being worked and except mining partnerships in respect to the members of the partnership, shall fail or neglect, before commencing work in any period for which a single payment of wages is made, to have on hand or on deposit with a bank or trust company, in the county where such property is located or if there is no bank or trust company in the county, then in the bank or trust company nearest the property, cash or readily salable securities of a market value sufficient to pay the wages of every person employed on the mining property, or in connection therewith, for such period.Any person, or agent or officer thereof, who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 628.)
CA Labor Code § 270.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 3 - Special Occupations|Section 270.5.

270.5.  (a) No person, agent or officer thereof, or logging contractor, or sawmill operations contractor, engaged in the business of logging or operating a sawmill for converting logs into lumber, except in the case of logging or sawmill operations of persons having a free and unencumbered title to the fee of real property in this state, of a market value sufficient to pay the wages of every person employed in connection with such operations in any period for which a single payment of wages is made, shall fail or neglect, before commencing work in any period for which such single payment of wages is made, or for four calendar weeks, whichever is the longer, to do one of the following:(1) Have on hand or on deposit with a bank or trust company, in the county where such business is conducted, or if there is no bank or trust company in the county, then in the bank or trust company nearest such operations, cash or readily salable securities of a market value sufficient to pay the wages of every person employed in connection with such operations for such period.(2) Deposit with the Labor Commissioner the bond of a surety company authorized to do business within the state, acceptable to the Labor Commissioner, conditioned upon the payment of all wages found by the Labor Commissioner to be due and unpaid in connection with such operations.(b) The cash and securities on deposit referred to in subdivision (a) shall not be commingled with other deposits, securities or property of the employer and shall be held in trust and shall not be used for any other purpose than paying the wages due employees. Such moneys so held in trust are not subject to the enforcement of a money judgment by any other creditor of the employer.(c) Any person, agent or officer thereof, or logging contractor, or sawmill operations contractor, who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 131. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.)
CA Labor Code § 270.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 3 - Special Occupations|Section 270.6.

270.6.  (a) No person, or agent or officer thereof, without a permanent and fixed place of business or residence in this state who uses or employs any person in the door-to-door selling of any merchandise, in any similar itinerant activity, or in any telephone solicitation, shall fail or neglect, before commencing work in any period for which any single payment of wages is made or for four calendar weeks, whichever is longer, to do any one of the following:(1) Have on hand or on deposit with a bank or trust company in the county where the business is conducted, or if there is no bank or trust company in the county, then in the bank or trust company nearest these operations, cash or readily salable securities of a market value sufficient to pay the wages of every person employed in connection with these operations for that period described in this subdivision.(2) Deposit with the Labor Commissioner the bond of a surety company authorized to do business within the state, acceptable to the Labor Commissioner, conditioned upon the payment of all wages found to be due and unpaid in connection with these operations under any provision of this code.(3) Deposit with the Labor Commissioner a time certificate of deposit indicating that the person, agent, or officer subject to this section has deposited with a bank or trust company cash payable to the order of the Labor Commissioner sufficient to pay the wages of every person employed in connection with these operations for that period described in this subdivision.(b) The cash and securities on deposit referred to in subdivision (a) shall not be commingled with other deposits, securities, or property of the employer and shall be held in trust and shall not be used for any other purpose than paying the wages due employees. The moneys so held in trust are not subject to enforcement of a money judgment by any other creditor of the employer.(c) Any person, or agent or officer thereof, who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 481. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Labor Code § 271 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 3 - Special Occupations|Section 271.

271.  No person, or agent or officer thereof, engaged in the business of promoting a theatrical enterprise where living individuals are used or employed in the presentation, except persons having a free and unencumbered title to the fee of the property on which the theatrical enterprise is produced, shall fail or neglect, before producing such enterprise in any period for which a single payment of wages is made, to have on hand or on deposit with a bank or trust company, in the county in which such enterprise is to be produced, or if there is no bank or trust company in the county, then in the bank or trust company nearest the place where such enterprise is produced, cash or readily salable securities of a market value sufficient to pay the wages of every individual used or employed in the production of such enterprise, or in connection therewith for such period. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the use or employment of individuals by a radio or television broadcasting enterprise; provided, there is on hand or on deposit with a bank or trust company in this State cash or readily salable securities of a market value sufficient to pay the wages of every individual used or employed in such enterprise, or in connection therewith.Theatrical enterprise as used in this section means the production of any circus, vaudeville, carnival, revues, variety shows, musical comedies, operettas, opera, drama, theatrical, endurance contest, walkathon, marathon, derby, or other entertainments, exhibitions, or performances.Any person, or agent or officer thereof, who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 628.)
CA Labor Code § 272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 1 - Payment of Wages|ARTICLE 3 - Special Occupations|Section 272.

272.  Every person, agent, or officer thereof engaged in the businesses specified in Section 270, 270.5, 270.6, or 271, shall keep conspicuously posted upon the premises where persons are employed, a notice specifying the name and address of the bank or trust company where the required cash or readily salable securities are on deposit, or the name of the surety or sureties on the bond deposited pursuant to Section 270.5 or 270.6. Failure to keep the notice conspicuously posted is prima facie evidence of a violation of Section 270, 270.5, 270.6, or 271.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 329.)
CA Labor Code § 350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 1 - Gratuities|Section 350.

350.  As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise:(a) “Employer” means every person engaged in any business or enterprise in this state that has one or more persons in service under any appointment, contract of hire, or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or written, irrespective of whether the person is the owner of the business or is operating on a concessionaire or other basis.(b) “Employee” means every person, including minors and persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States, rendering actual service in any business for an employer, whether gratuitously or for wages or pay, whether the wages or pay are measured by the standard of time, piece, task, commission, or other method of calculation, and whether the service is rendered on a commission, concessionaire, or other basis.(c) “Employing” includes hiring, or in any way contracting for, the services of an employee.(d) “Agent” means every person other than the employer having the authority to hire or discharge any employee or supervise, direct, or control the acts of employees.(e) “Gratuity” includes any tip, gratuity, money, or part thereof that has been paid or given to or left for an employee by a patron of a business over and above the actual amount due the business for services rendered or for goods, food, drink, or articles sold or served to the patron. Any amounts paid directly by a patron to a dancer employed by an employer subject to Industrial Welfare Commission Order No. 5 or 10 shall be deemed a gratuity.(f) “Business” means any business establishment or enterprise, regardless of where conducted.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 38. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Labor Code § 351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 1 - Gratuities|Section 351.

351.  No employer or agent shall collect, take, or receive any gratuity or a part thereof that is paid, given to, or left for an employee by a patron, or deduct any amount from wages due an employee on account of a gratuity, or require an employee to credit the amount, or any part thereof, of a gratuity against and as a part of the wages due the employee from the employer. Every gratuity is hereby declared to be the sole property of the employee or employees to whom it was paid, given, or left for. An employer that permits patrons to pay gratuities by credit card shall pay the employees the full amount of the gratuity that the patron indicated on the credit card slip, without any deductions for any credit card payment processing fees or costs that may be charged to the employer by the credit card company. Payment of gratuities made by patrons using credit cards shall be made to the employees not later than the next regular payday following the date the patron authorized the credit card payment.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 876, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Labor Code § 353 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 1 - Gratuities|Section 353.

353.  Every employer shall keep accurate records of all gratuities received by him, whether received directly from the employee or indirectly by means of deductions from the wages of the employee or otherwise. Such records shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by the department.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 354 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 1 - Gratuities|Section 354.

354.  Any employer who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not exceeding 60 days, or both.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 190. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Labor Code § 355 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 1 - Gratuities|Section 355.

355.  The Department of Industrial Relations shall enforce the provisions of this article. All fines collected under this article shall be paid into the State treasury and credited to the general fund.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 356 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 1 - Gratuities|Section 356.

356.  The Legislature expressly declares that the purpose of this article is to prevent fraud upon the public in connection with the practice of tipping and declares that this article is passed for a public reason and can not be contravened by a private agreement. As a part of the social public policy of this State, this article is binding upon all departments of the State.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 400.

400.  As used in this article, “applicant” means an applicant for employment.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 401.

401.  If a bond or photograph of an employee or applicant is required by any employer, the cost thereof shall be paid by the employer.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 402.

402.  No employer shall demand, exact, or accept any cash bond from any employee or applicant unless:(a) The employee or applicant is entrusted with property of an equivalent value, or(b) The employer advances regularly to the employee goods, wares, or merchandise to be delivered or sold by the employee, and for which the employer is reimbursed by the employee at regular periodic intervals, and the employer limits the cash bond to an amount sufficient to cover the value of the goods, wares, or merchandise so advanced during the period prior to the payment therefor.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 403.

403.  If cash is received as a bond it shall be deposited in a savings account in a bank authorized to do business in this State, and may be withdrawn only upon the joint signatures of the employer and the employee or applicant.Cash put up as a bond shall be accompanied by an agreement in writing made by the employer and employee or applicant, setting forth the conditions under which the bond is given.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 404.

404.  Any money put up as a bond under Sections 401, 402 and 403:(a)  Is not subject to enforcement of a money judgment except in an action between the employer and the employee or applicant, or their successors or assigns. (b)  Shall be returned to the employee or applicant together with accrued interest thereon, immediately upon the return of the money or property entrusted to the employee or applicant and upon the fulfillment of the agreement, subject only to the deduction necessary to balance accounts between the employer and employee or applicant.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 133. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.)
CA Labor Code § 405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 405.

405.  Any property put up by any employee or applicant as a bond shall not be used for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and shall be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. No contract between the employer and employee or applicant shall abrogate the provisions of this section. Any employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates any such property, mingles it with his own, or uses it for any other purpose than that herein set forth is guilty of theft and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code relating to theft.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 406.

406.  Any property put up by an employee, or applicant as a part of the contract of employment, directly or indirectly, shall be deemed to be put up as a bond and is subject to the provisions of this article whether the property is put up on a note or as a loan or an investment and regardless of the wording of the agreement under which it is put up.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 407 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 407.

407.  Investments and the sale of stock or an interest in a business in connection with the securing of a position are illegal as against the public policy of the State and shall not be advertised or held out in any way as a part of the consideration for any employment.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 408 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 408.

408.  Any person or agent or officer thereof, who violates any provision of this article, except the provisions of Section 405, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or both.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 191. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Labor Code § 409 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 409.

409.  All fines imposed and collected under this article shall be paid into the State treasury and credited to the general fund.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 410 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 2 - Bonds and Photographs|Section 410.

410.  The Labor Commissioner shall enforce this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 430 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 3 - Contracts and Applications for Employment|Section 430.

430.  As used in this article “applicant” means an applicant for employment.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 432 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 3 - Contracts and Applications for Employment|Section 432.

432.  If an employee or applicant signs any instrument relating to the obtaining or holding of employment, he shall be given a copy of the instrument upon request.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 714.)
CA Labor Code § 432.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 1 - COMPENSATION|CHAPTER 3 - Privileges and Perquisites|ARTICLE 3 - Contracts and Applications for Employment|Section 432.2.

432.2.  (a) No employer shall demand or require any applicant for employment or prospective employment or any employee to submit to or take a polygraph, lie detector or similar test or examination as a condition of employment or continued employment. The prohibition of this section does not apply to the federal government or any agency thereof or the state government or any agency or local subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, counties, cities and counties, cities, districts, authorities, and agencies.(b) No employer shall request any person to take such a test, or administer such a test, without first advising the person in writing at the time the test is to be administered of the rights guaranteed by this section.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 316, Sec. 1.)