{"code":"LAB","codeName":"Labor Code","section":"218","citation":"Lab. Code, § 218","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 1. COMPENSATION [200. - 452.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Payment of Wages [200. - 281.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Occupations [200. - 244.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 659, Sec. 3.   (AB 594)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>Nothing in this article shall limit the right of any wage claimant to sue directly or through an assignee for any wages or penalty due them under this article.</p>","text":"Nothing in this article shall limit the right of any wage claimant to sue directly or through an assignee for any wages or penalty due them under this article.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/general-occupations-218","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}