Cal. LAB § 1430
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 1430, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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Official statutory text
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall not register or renew the registration of an employer in any of the following circumstances:
(a) The employer has not fully satisfied any final judgment for unpaid wages due to an employee or former employee of a business for which the employer is required to register under this chapter.
(b) The employer has failed to remit the proper amount of contributions required by the Unemployment Insurance Code or the Employment Development Department has made an assessment for those unpaid contributions against the employer that has become final and the employer has not fully paid the amount of delinquency for those unpaid contributions.
(c) The employer has failed to remit the amount of Social Security and Medicare tax contributions required by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) to the Internal Revenue Service and the employer has not fully paid the amount or delinquency for those unpaid contributions.
(d) The employer has not fully satisfied the terms of any administrative settlement pursuant to the Civil Rights Department processes or a final judicial decree agreed upon with an employee or former employee of a business for which the employer is required to register under this part for any final judgment for a violation of Section 12940 of the Government Code.
(e) The employer has not fully satisfied any final judgment for failing to secure valid workers’ compensation coverage as required by Section 3700.
(a) The employer has not fully satisfied any final judgment for unpaid wages due to an employee or former employee of a business for which the employer is required to register under this chapter.
(b) The employer has failed to remit the proper amount of contributions required by the Unemployment Insurance Code or the Employment Development Department has made an assessment for those unpaid contributions against the employer that has become final and the employer has not fully paid the amount of delinquency for those unpaid contributions.
(c) The employer has failed to remit the amount of Social Security and Medicare tax contributions required by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) to the Internal Revenue Service and the employer has not fully paid the amount or delinquency for those unpaid contributions.
(d) The employer has not fully satisfied the terms of any administrative settlement pursuant to the Civil Rights Department processes or a final judicial decree agreed upon with an employee or former employee of a business for which the employer is required to register under this part for any final judgment for a violation of Section 12940 of the Government Code.
(e) The employer has not fully satisfied any final judgment for failing to secure valid workers’ compensation coverage as required by Section 3700.
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