Cal. LAB § 6906
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 6906, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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Official statutory text
No common carrier shall employ any person as:
(a) A locomotive engineer who has not had at least three years’ actual service as a locomotive fireman or one year’s actual service as a locomotive engineer.
(b) A conductor who has not had at least two years’ actual service as a railroad brakeman in road service on steam or electric railroad other than street railway, or one year’s actual service as a railroad conductor in road service.
(c) A brakeman who has not passed the regular examination required by transcontinental railroads.
(a) A locomotive engineer who has not had at least three years’ actual service as a locomotive fireman or one year’s actual service as a locomotive engineer.
(b) A conductor who has not had at least two years’ actual service as a railroad brakeman in road service on steam or electric railroad other than street railway, or one year’s actual service as a railroad conductor in road service.
(c) A brakeman who has not passed the regular examination required by transcontinental railroads.
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