PART 11. GARMENT MANUFACTURING [2670. - 2693.1.]

Part 11 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 633.

§§ 2670–2693.1 · 35 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 2670–2674.2 · 9 sections

   • § 2670 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to restore the purpose of Assembly Bill 633 (Chapter 554 of the Statutes of 1999) to prevent wage theft against garment…
   • § 2671 As used in this part: (a) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or association, and includes, but is not limited…
   • § 2672 The commissioner shall promulgate all regulations and rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. The commissioner, upon good cause, may impose,…
   • § 2673 (a) Every employer engaged in the business of garment manufacturing shall keep accurate records for four years which show all of the following: (1) The names…
   • § 2673.1 (a) (1) To ensure that employees are paid for all hours worked, a garment manufacturer, contractor, or brand guarantor, who contracts with another person for…
   • § 2673.2 (a) To ensure that employees are paid for all hours worked, an employee engaged in the performance of garment manufacturing shall not be paid by the piece or…
   • § 2674 The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce Section 2673 and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2675).
   • § 2674.1 The commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee on garment manufacturing to advise him or her of common industry problems and to effect liaison between…
   • § 2674.2 In the annual budget submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, the Governor shall include a detailed…
2. CHAPTER 2. Registration §§ 2675–2684 · 16 sections

   • § 2675 (a) For purposes of enforcing this part and Sections 204, 209, 212, 221, 222, 222.5, 223, 226, 227, and 227.5, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section
   • § 2675.2 Whenever an application for renewal of registration is received by the Labor Commissioner 30 days prior to the expiration of the registration, and the Labor…
   • § 2675.5 (a) The commissioner shall deposit seventy-five dollars ($75) of each registrant’s annual registration fee, required pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision…
   • § 2676 Any person engaged in the business of garment manufacturing who is not registered is guilty of a misdemeanor, except as provided in subdivision (d) of Section…
   • § 2676.5 (a) Every person registered as a garment manufacturer shall display on the front entrance of his or her business premise, and also, if the front entrance is…
   • § 2676.55 (a) Any person who fails to comply with Section 2676.5 shall be subject to a civil penalty, for which a citation may be issued as follows: (1) For an initial…
   • § 2676.7 Any local agency which issues business licenses or permits shall require, as a condition of issuing any business license or permit for a garment manufacturing…
   • § 2677 (a) Any person engaged in the business of garment manufacturing who contracts with any other person similarly engaged who has not registered with the…
   • § 2677.5 It shall be illegal for any person registered pursuant to this chapter and contracting with another registrant to engage in any business practice which causes…
   • § 2678 (a) A penalty, as provided in subdivision (c), may be imposed against any person for any of the following: (1) Failure to comply within 15 days of any judgment…
   • § 2679 (a) The commissioner, in addition to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to Section 2679, may require that as a condition of continued registration, such…
   • § 2680 (a) Any garment or wearing apparel, assembled or partially assembled by or on behalf of any person who has not complied with the registration requirements of…
   • § 2680.5 The commissioner shall have the authority to investigate and mediate pricing and quality disputes arising out of written contracts between manufacturers and…
   • § 2681 (a) Any person against whom a penalty is assessed or whose goods are confiscated shall, in lieu of contesting the penalty or the confiscation pursuant to this…
   • § 2682 Moneys recovered under this chapter shall be applied first to payment of wages due affected employees. If insufficient funds are withheld or recovered, the…
   • § 2684 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that persons who are primarily engaged in sewing or assembly of garments for other persons engaged in garment…
3. CHAPTER 3. Arbitration §§ 2685–2692 · 8 sections

   • § 2685 The commissioner shall establish, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, procedures for mandatory arbitration of pricing and product quality…
   • § 2686 Upon the written request of any manufacturer or contractor, the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service shall notify the other party to the dispute…
   • § 2687 Within seven days of appointment, the chairperson of the panel shall notify the parties in writing of the date, time, and location of the hearing before the…
   • § 2688 On the date and time specified in the hearing notice, the chairperson shall convene the hearing and shall determine whether each party is represented. If…
   • § 2689 To facilitate the conduct of the hearing, the following procedures shall govern: (a) Upon good cause shown by a party, the chairperson shall be empowered to…
   • § 2690 Within 15 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the panel shall make a written award, which shall determine all questions submitted for arbitration. All…
   • § 2691 Within 10 days of receipt of notice of the award, the party or parties who are required to comply with the terms of the award shall so comply and file proof of…
   • § 2692 The basic costs of the arbitration proceeding, including interpreters requested by the panel, shall be borne equally by all parties to the proceeding,…
4. CHAPTER 4. Garment worker wage claim pilot program §§ 2693–2693.1 · 2 sections

   • § 2693 The Legislature finds and declares that the garment industry is rife with both egregious wage violations and flagrant health and safety violations, both of…
   • § 2693.1 (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Department of Industrial Relations shall establish and maintain a Garment Worker Wage Claim Pilot Program. The…