Lab. Code, § 50.5 · Chapter 1. General Powers and Duties

Lab. Code, § 50.5

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One of the functions of the Department of Industrial Relations is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 276.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=50.5.
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Labor Code

Lab. Code, § 50.9Printed as Section 50.5

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