Section 2689.
2689. To facilitate the conduct of the hearing, the following procedures shall govern: (a) Upon good cause shown by a party, the chairperson shall be empowered to issue subpoenae duces tecum and ad testificandum. (b) Each party may be represented by an attorney at the party’s own expense. (c) The formal rules of evidence shall not be applicable, […]
Section 2690.
2690. Within 15 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the panel shall make a written award, which shall determine all questions submitted for arbitration. All decisions of the panel shall be by majority vote and the award shall be signed by the members concurring therein. The panel immediately shall provide written notice of the […]
Section 2691.
2691. Within 10 days of receipt of notice of the award, the party or parties who are required to comply with the terms of the award shall so comply and file proof of such compliance with the commissioner or shall file a notice of appeal with the superior court for the county in which the […]
Section 2692.
2692. The basic costs of the arbitration proceeding, including interpreters requested by the panel, shall be borne equally by all parties to the proceeding, provided, however, that the panel may as a part of its award impose all such costs on the party requesting arbitration if a majority of the panel determines that the matter […]
Section 2677.5.
2677.5. It shall be illegal for any person registered pursuant to this chapter and contracting with another registrant to engage in any business practice which causes or is likely to cause a violation of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1564, Sec. 5.)
Section 2693.
2693. The Legislature finds and declares that the garment industry is rife with both egregious wage violations and flagrant health and safety violations, both of which have been allowed to proliferate in the pandemic, leading to the deaths of dozens of garment workers. However, not all workers who experience these violations have access to advocates […]
Section 2678.
2678. (a) A penalty, as provided in subdivision (c), may be imposed against any person for any of the following: (1) Failure to comply within 15 days of any judgment due for violation of any labor laws applicable to garment industry workers. (2) Failure to comply with the registration requirements of this part. (3) Failure to comply with Section […]
Section 2693.1.
2693.1. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Department of Industrial Relations shall establish and maintain a Garment Worker Wage Claim Pilot Program. The Department shall contract to provide resources to qualified organizations. The funds shall be used to increase the capacity and expertise of qualified organizations to improve the education of wage violations to garment […]
Section 2673.
2673. (a) Every employer engaged in the business of garment manufacturing shall keep accurate records for four years which show all of the following: (1) The names and addresses of all garment workers directly employed by such person. (2) The hours worked daily by employees, including the times the employees begin and end each work period. (3) The daily […]
Section 2673.1.
2673.1. (a) (1) To ensure that employees are paid for all hours worked, a garment manufacturer, contractor, or brand guarantor, who contracts with another person for the performance of garment manufacturing operations, shall be jointly and severally liable with any manufacturer and contractor who performs those operations for the garment manufacturer or brand guarantor, for all of […]