Lab. Code, § 1197 · Chapter 1. Wages, Hours and Working Conditions
Lab. Code, § 1197
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The minimum wage for employees fixed by the commission or by any applicable state or local law, is the minimum wage to be paid to employees, and the payment of a lower wage than the minimum so fixed is unlawful. This section does not change the applicability of local minimum wage laws to any entity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 783, Sec. 2. (AB 970) Effective January 1, 2016.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1197.
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Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Lab. Code, § 1197. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Labor Code
- Lab. Code, § 90.5Printed as Sections 226, 1021, 1021.5, 1193.5, 1193.6, 1194.5, 1197, 1198, 1771, 1776, 1777.5, 2651, 2673, 2675, and 3700
- Lab. Code, § 90.6Printed as Sections 510, 1194, and 1197
- Lab. Code, § 90.7Printed as Section 226.2, 1021, 1021.5, 1197, or 1771
- Lab. Code, § 2675Printed as Sections 1195.5, 1197, 1197.5, and 1198
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