CHAPTER 4. Relocations, Terminations, and Mass Layoffs [1400. - 1413.]

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 780, Sec. 1.

§§ 1400–1413 · 17 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Cal/WARN Requirements §§ 1400–1408 · 11 sections

   • § 1400 This chapter may be cited as the “California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act” or “Cal/WARN Act.”
   • § 1400.5 The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the construction and meaning of the terms used in this chapter: (a) “Covered establishment” means any…
   • § 1401 (a) An employer may not order a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment unless, 60 days before the order takes effect, the employer…
   • § 1402 (a) An employer who fails to give notice as required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1401 before ordering a mass layoff, relocation, or…
   • § 1402.5 (a) An employer is not required to comply with the notice requirement contained in subdivision (a) of Section 1401 if the department determines that all of the…
   • § 1403 An employer who fails to give notice as required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1401 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than five…
   • § 1404 A person, including a local government or an employee representative, seeking to establish liability against an employer may bring a civil action on behalf of…
   • § 1405 If the court determines that an employer conducted a reasonable investigation in good faith, and had reasonable grounds to believe that its conduct was not a…
   • § 1406 (a) In any investigation or proceeding under this chapter, the Labor Commissioner has, in addition to all other powers granted by law, the authority to examine…
   • § 1407 (a) Payments to a person under subdivision (a) of Section 1402 by an employer who has failed to provide the advance notice of facility closure required by this…
   • § 1408 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other…
2. ARTICLE 2. Relocation of Call Centers §§ 1409–1413 · 6 sections

   • § 1409 (a) This article shall apply to an employer’s relocation of a call center, as defined in this article. (b) The definitions set forth in this subdivision shall…
   • § 1410 (a) A call center employer shall not order a relocation of its call center, or one or more of its facilities or operating units within a call center, unless…
   • § 1410.5 (a) A violation of subdivision (a) of Section 1410 shall be enforced through the provisions and remedies contained in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1400),…
   • § 1411 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), and notwithstanding any other law, a call center employer that appears on the list described in subdivision (b) of…
   • § 1412 This article shall not be construed to permit withholding or denial of payments, compensation, or benefits under any other state law, including state…
   • § 1413 The Labor Commissioner and the Employment Development Department may adopt rules and regulations as necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this…