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Labor Code § 2812

ARTICLE 2.5. Electronic Employment Verification Systems

Current as of September 28, 2026Lab. Code, § 2812Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 691, Sec. 2. (AB 1236) Effective January 1, 2012.

Except as required by federal law, or as a condition of receiving federal funds, neither the state nor a city, county, city and county, or special district shall require an employer to use an electronic employment verification system, including under the following circumstances:

(a) As a condition of receiving a government contract.

(b) As a condition of applying for or maintaining a business license.

(c) As a penalty for violating licensing or other similar laws.