Cal. LAB § 201.6
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 201.6, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Print shoot employee” means an individual hired for a period of limited duration to render services relating to or supporting a still image shoot, including film or digital photography, for use in print, digital, or internet media.
(2) “Next regular payday” means the day designated by the employer, pursuant to Section 204, for payment of wages earned during the payroll period in which the termination occurs.
(3) “Time of termination” is when the employment relationship ends, whether by discharge, layoff, resignation, completion of employment for a specified term, or otherwise.
(b) A print shoot employee is entitled to receive payment of the wages earned and unpaid at the time of termination by the next regular payday.
(c) The payment of wages to employees covered by this section may be mailed to the employee or made available to the employee at a location specified by the employer in the county where the employee was hired or performed labor. The payment shall be deemed to have been made on the date that the employee’s wages are mailed to the employee or made available to the employee at the location specified by the employer, whichever is earlier.
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits the parties to a valid collective bargaining agreement from establishing alternative provisions for final payment of wages to employees covered by this section if those provisions do not exceed the time limitation established in Section 204.
(1) “Print shoot employee” means an individual hired for a period of limited duration to render services relating to or supporting a still image shoot, including film or digital photography, for use in print, digital, or internet media.
(2) “Next regular payday” means the day designated by the employer, pursuant to Section 204, for payment of wages earned during the payroll period in which the termination occurs.
(3) “Time of termination” is when the employment relationship ends, whether by discharge, layoff, resignation, completion of employment for a specified term, or otherwise.
(b) A print shoot employee is entitled to receive payment of the wages earned and unpaid at the time of termination by the next regular payday.
(c) The payment of wages to employees covered by this section may be mailed to the employee or made available to the employee at a location specified by the employer in the county where the employee was hired or performed labor. The payment shall be deemed to have been made on the date that the employee’s wages are mailed to the employee or made available to the employee at the location specified by the employer, whichever is earlier.
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits the parties to a valid collective bargaining agreement from establishing alternative provisions for final payment of wages to employees covered by this section if those provisions do not exceed the time limitation established in Section 204.
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