{"code":"LAB","codeName":"Labor Code","section":"1197","citation":"Lab. Code, § 1197","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION [200. - 2699.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 4. EMPLOYEES [1171. - 1413.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Wages, Hours and Working Conditions [1171. - 1207.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2/part-4/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 783, Sec. 2.   (AB 970)   Effective January 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/wages-hours-and-working-conditions-1197","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}