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CA Labor Code § 1720.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1720.5.

1720.5.  (a) This chapter does not apply to graffiti abatement work performed pursuant to a contract between the City of Los Angeles and a nonprofit community-based organization if the work is performed by any of the following:(1) A volunteer within the meaning of Section 1720.4.(2) A volunteer coordinator within the meaning of Section 1720.4.(3) An individual performing community service ordered by a court as a condition of probation.(4) An individual enrolled in a bona fide preapprenticeship training program, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 14230 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, that meets all of the following criteria:(A) The program was established pursuant to an agreement entered into on or before March 1, 2019, between the City of Los Angeles and a building trades apprenticeship program approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.(B) The program follows the multicraft core curriculum implemented by the State Department of Education for its pilot project with the California Partnership Academies and by the California Workforce Development Board and local boards.(C) The program enrolls preapprentices for no longer than one year.(D) The program provides pathways for continued employment after the preapprenticeship program is completed.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 183. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Labor Code § 1720.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1720.6.

1720.6.  For the limited purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of this chapter, “public work” also means any construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under private contract when the following conditions exist:(a) The work is performed in connection with the construction or maintenance of renewable energy generating capacity or energy efficiency improvements.(b) The work is performed on the property of the state or a political subdivision of the state.(c) Either of the following conditions exists:(1) More than 50 percent of the energy generated is purchased or will be purchased by the state or a political subdivision of the state.(2) The energy efficiency improvements are primarily intended to reduce energy costs that would otherwise be incurred by the state or a political subdivision of the state.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 698, Sec. 1. (SB 136) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Labor Code § 1720.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1720.7.

1720.7.  For the limited purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of this chapter, “public works” also means any construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under private contract on a project for a general acute care hospital, except on a project for a rural general acute care hospital with a maximum of 76 beds, when the project is paid for, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of conduit revenue bonds, as defined in Section 5870 of the Government Code, issued on or after January 1, 2016, by a public agency. For purposes of this section, “general acute care hospital” and “rural general acute care hospital” have the same meaning as each term is defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 745, Sec. 1. (AB 852) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Labor Code § 1720.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1720.8.

1720.8.  For the limited purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of this chapter, “public works” also means any construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under private contract on a project for a charter school, when the project is paid for, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of conduit revenue bonds, as defined in Section 5870 of the Government Code, issued on or after January 1, 2021, by a public agency. For purposes of this section, “charter school” has the same meaning as the term is defined in Section 17173 of the Education Code, but does not include a charter school with an average daily attendance not exceeding 80 pupils.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 355, Sec. 1. (AB 2765) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Labor Code § 1720.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1720.9.

1720.9.  (a) For the limited purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770), “public works” also means the hauling and delivery of ready-mixed concrete to carry out a public works contract, with respect to contracts involving any state agency, including the California State University and the University of California, or any political subdivision of the state.(b) For purposes of this section, “ready-mixed concrete” means concrete that is manufactured in a factory or a batching plant, according to a set recipe, and then delivered in a liquefied state by mixer truck for immediate incorporation into a project.(c) For purposes of this section, the “hauling and delivery of ready-mixed concrete to carry out a public works contract” means the job duties for a ready mixer driver that are used by the director in determining wage rates pursuant to Section 1773, and includes receiving the concrete at the factory or batching plant and the return trip to the factory or batching plant.(d) For purposes of this section, the applicable prevailing wage rate shall be the current prevailing wage, as determined by the director, for the geographic area in which the factory or batching plant is located.(e) The entity hauling or delivering ready-mixed concrete to carry out a public works contract shall enter into a written subcontract agreement with the party that engaged the entity to supply the ready-mixed concrete. The written agreement shall require compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The entity hauling or delivering ready-mixed concrete shall be considered a subcontractor solely for the purposes of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall cause any entity to be treated as a contractor or subcontractor for any purpose other than the application of this chapter. (f) The entity hauling or delivering ready-mixed concrete to carry out a public works contract shall submit a certified copy of the payroll records required by subdivision (a) of Section 1776 to the party that engaged the entity and to the general contractor within five working days after the employee has been paid, accompanied by a written time record that shall be certified by each driver for the performance of job duties in subdivision (c).(g) This section shall not apply to public works contracts that are advertised for bid or awarded prior to July 1, 2016.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 184. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Labor Code § 1721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1721.

1721.  “Political subdivision” includes any county, city, district, public housing authority, or public agency of the state, and assessment or improvement districts.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 239, Sec. 1.)
CA Labor Code § 1722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1722.

1722.  “Awarding body” or “body awarding the contract” means department, board, authority, officer or agent awarding a contract for public work.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 1722.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1722.1.

1722.1.  For the purposes of this chapter, “contractor” and “subcontractor” include a contractor, subcontractor, licensee, officer, agent, or representative thereof, acting in that capacity, when working on public works pursuant to this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770).(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 132.)
CA Labor Code § 1723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1723.

1723.  “Worker” includes laborer, worker, or mechanic.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 954, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 21 of Ch. 954.)
CA Labor Code § 1724 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1724.

1724.  “Locality in which public work is performed” means the county in which the public work is done in cases in which the contract is awarded by the State, and means the limits of the political subdivision on whose behalf the contract is awarded in other cases.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 1726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1726.

1726.  (a) The body awarding the contract for public work shall take cognizance of violations of this chapter committed in the course of the execution of the contract, and shall promptly report any suspected violations to the Labor Commissioner.(b) If the awarding body determines as a result of its own investigation that there has been a violation of this chapter and withholds contract payments, the procedures in Section 1771.6 shall be followed.(c) A contractor may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover from an awarding body the difference between the wages actually paid to an employee and the wages that were required to be paid to an employee under this chapter, any penalties required to be paid under this chapter, and costs and attorney’s fees related to this action, if either of the following is true:(1) The awarding body previously affirmatively represented to the contractor in writing, in the call for bids, or otherwise, that the work to be covered by the bid or contract was not a “public work,” as defined in this chapter.(2) The awarding body received actual written notice from the Department of Industrial Relations that the work to be covered by the bid or contract is a “public work,” as defined in this chapter, and failed to disclose that information to the contractor before the bid opening or awarding of the contract.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 804, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Labor Code § 1727 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1727.

1727.  (a) Before making payments to the contractor of money due under a contract for public work, the awarding body shall withhold and retain therefrom all amounts required to satisfy any civil wage and penalty assessment issued by the Labor Commissioner under this chapter. The amounts required to satisfy a civil wage and penalty assessment shall not be disbursed by the awarding body until receipt of a final order that is no longer subject to judicial review.(b) If the awarding body has not retained sufficient money under the contract to satisfy a civil wage and penalty assessment based on a subcontractor’s violations, the contractor shall, upon the request of the Labor Commissioner, withhold sufficient money due the subcontractor under the contract to satisfy the assessment and transfer the money to the awarding body. These amounts shall not be disbursed by the awarding body until receipt of a final order that is no longer subject to judicial review.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 954, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 21 of Ch. 954.)
CA Labor Code § 1728 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1728.

1728.  In cases of contracts with assessment or improvement districts where full payment is made in the form of a single warrant, or other evidence of full payment, after completion and acceptance of the work, the awarding body shall accept from the contractor in cash a sum equal to, and in lieu of, any amount required to be withheld, retained, or forfeited under the provisions of this section, and said awarding body shall then release the final warrant or payment in full.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 1729 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1729.

1729.  It shall be lawful for any contractor to withhold from any subcontractor under him sufficient sums to cover any penalties withheld from him by the awarding body on account of the subcontractor’s failure to comply with the terms of this chapter, and if payment has already been made to the subcontractor the contractor may recover from him the amount of the penalty or forfeiture in a suit at law.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 1730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1730.

1730.  The Director of Industrial Relations shall post a list of every California code section and the language of those sections that relate to the prevailing rate of per diem wage requirements for workers employed on a public work project on the Internet Web site of the Department of Industrial Relations on or before June 1, 2013, and shall update that list each February 1 thereafter.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 280, Sec. 1. (SB 1370) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 1734 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1734.

1734.  Any court collecting any fines or penalties under the criminal provisions of this chapter or any of the labor laws pertaining to public works shall as soon as practicable after the receipt thereof deposit same with the county treasurer of the county in which such court is situated. Amounts so deposited shall be paid at least once a month by warrant of the county auditor drawn upon requisition of the judge or clerk of said court, to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 523.)
CA Labor Code § 1735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1735.

1735.  A contractor shall not discriminate in the employment of persons upon public works on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code. Every contractor for public works who violates this section is subject to all the penalties imposed for a violation of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 788, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 1736 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1736.

1736.  During any investigation conducted under this part, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall keep confidential the name of any employee who reports a violation of this chapter and any other information that may identify the employee.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 302, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Labor Code § 1740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1740.

1740.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law of this State, except limitations imposed by the Constitution, the legislative body of a political subdivision which has received or is to receive a loan or grant of funds from the Federal Government or a federal department or agency for public works of that political subdivision, may provide in its call for bids in connection with such public works that all bid specifications and contracts and other procedures in connection with bids or contracts shall be subject to modification to comply with revisions in federal minimum wage schedules without the necessity of republication or duplication of other formal statutory requirements.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1992.)
CA Labor Code § 1741 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1741.

1741.  (a) If the Labor Commissioner or his or her designee determines after an investigation that there has been a violation of this chapter, the Labor Commissioner shall with reasonable promptness issue a civil wage and penalty assessment to the contractor or subcontractor, or both. The assessment shall be in writing, shall describe the nature of the violation and the amount of wages, penalties, and forfeitures due, and shall include the basis for the assessment. The assessment shall be served not later than 18 months after the filing of a valid notice of completion in the office of the county recorder in each county in which the public work or some part thereof was performed, or not later than 18 months after acceptance of the public work, whichever occurs last. Service of the assessment shall be completed pursuant to Section 1013 of the Code of Civil Procedure by first-class and certified mail to the contractor, subcontractor, and awarding body. The assessment shall advise the contractor and subcontractor of the procedure for obtaining review of the assessment. The Labor Commissioner shall, to the extent practicable, ascertain the identity of any bonding company issuing a bond that secures the payment of wages covered by the assessment and any surety on a bond, and shall serve a copy of the assessment by certified mail to the bonding company or surety at the same time service is made to the contractor, subcontractor, and awarding body. However, no bonding company or surety shall be relieved of its responsibilities because it failed to receive notice from the Labor Commissioner.(b) Interest shall accrue on all due and unpaid wages at the rate described in subdivision (b) of Section 3289 of the Civil Code. The interest shall accrue from the date that the wages were due and payable, as provided in Part 7 (commencing with Section 1720) of Division 2, until the wages are paid.(c) (1) The Labor Commissioner shall maintain a public list of the names of each contractor and subcontractor who has been found to have committed a willful violation of Section 1775 or to whom a final order, which is no longer subject to judicial review, has been issued.(2) The list shall include the date of each assessment, the amount of wages and penalties assessed, and the amount collected.(3) The list shall be updated at least quarterly, and the contractor’s or subcontractor’s name shall remain on that list until the assessment is satisfied, or for a period of three years beginning from the date of the issuance of the assessment, whichever is later.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 792, Sec. 1. (AB 1336) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Labor Code § 1741.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 2 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION|PART 7 - PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - Public Works|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Operation|Section 1741.1.

1741.1.  (a) The period for service of assessments shall be tolled for the period of time required by the Director of Industrial Relations to determine whether a project is a public work, including a determination on administrative appeal, if applicable, pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 1773.5. The period for service of assessments shall also be tolled for the period of time that a contractor or subcontractor fails to provide in a timely manner certified payroll records pursuant to a request from the Labor Commissioner or a joint labor-management committee under Section 1776, or an approved labor compliance program under Section 1771.5 or 1771.7.(b) (1) The body awarding the contract for a public work shall furnish, within 10 days after receipt of a written request from the Labor Commissioner, a copy of the valid notice of completion for the public work filed in the office of the county recorder, or a document evidencing the awarding body’s acceptance of the public work on a particular date, whichever occurs later, by first-class mail addressed to the office of the Labor Commissioner that is listed on the written request. If, at the time of receipt of the Labor Commissioner’s written request, a valid notice of completion has not been filed by the awarding body in the office of the county recorder and there is no document evidencing the awarding body’s acceptance of the public work on a particular date, the awarding body shall so notify the office of the Labor Commissioner that is listed on the written request. Thereafter, the awarding body shall furnish copies of the applicable document within 10 days after filing a valid notice of completion with the county recorder’s office, or within 10 days of the awarding body’s acceptance of the public work on a particular date.(2) If the awarding body fails to timely furnish the Labor Commissioner with the documents identified in paragraph (1), the period for service of assessments under Section 1741 shall be tolled until the Labor Commissioner’s actual receipt of the valid notice of completion for the public work or a document evidencing the awarding body’s acceptance of the public work on a particular date.(c) The tolling provisions in this section shall also apply to the period of time for commencing an action brought by a joint labor-management committee pursuant to Section 1771.2.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 377. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)