§ 1175 Labor Records Compliance Penalties

Labor Code·California

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This law says you have to give information to labor inspectors when they ask for it, let them check your workplace, and keep the right records. If you don't, you can get in trouble.

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•You must give labor inspectors the information they ask for.
•You can't stop them from checking your workplace.
•You have to keep the right records about your workers.

Example

A restaurant owner refuses to show their employee pay records to a labor inspector.

The owner can be fined or charged because they broke the law by not sharing the records.

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§ 1175 Labor Records Compliance Penalties

Any person, or officer or agent thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (a) Neglects or refuses to furnish the information requested under the provisions of Section 1174. (b) Refuses access to his place of business or employment to any member of the commission or employee of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement when administering or enforcing this chapter. (c) Hinders such member, or employee in securing information authorized by Section 1174. (d) Fails to keep any of the records required by Section 1174. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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misdemeanor Section 1174 Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Labor Code. Section 1175.

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