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Cal. Labor Code § 1174.5 (2026)

Wages, Hours and Working Conditions

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Any person employing labor who willfully fails to maintain the records required by subdivision (c) of Section 1174 or accurate and complete records required by subdivision (d) of Section 1174, or to allow any member of the commission or employees of the division to inspect records pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1174, shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Alexia Herrera v. Zumiez, Inc., 953 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 2020).
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Alexia Herrera v. Zumiez, Inc., 953 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 2020). “Moreover, Herrera’s complaint roots this claim in Cal. Labor Code § 1174.5 and Wage Order 7.”
Moore v. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., 311 F.R.D. 590 (C.D. Cal. 2015). · cites it 2× “; (6) failure to maintain required records, Cal. Lab.Code § 1174.5, et seq.; (7) waiting time penalties, Cal.”
Sobaszkiewicz v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc., No. 4:18-cv-07553 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 1, 2022). · cites it 2× “Failure to maintain payroll records (claim 8) 8 California Labor Code section 1174.5 requires “[a]ny person employing labor” to 9 “maintain the records” of employment.”
Hankey v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00413, 2020 WL 3060399 (E.D. Cal. June 9, 2020). “21 Plaintiff argues that this testimony is relevant to the allegations that defendant failed to 22 keep accurate payroll records pursuant to California Labor Code section 1174.5. (ECF No.”
Sam Force v. Advanced Structural Tech., Inc., No. 2:20-cv-02219 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 6, 2020). “See Cal. Lab. Code § 1174.5 ; Cleveland v. Groceryworks.”
Gabriela Valdiviezo v. Lab'y Corp. of Am., No. 5:21-cv-00934 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2021). “Code § 203 against LabCorp; (15) failure to produce records in violation of Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1174.5 and 1198.5 against LabCorp; (16) violation of Cal.”
Ramirez v. Cornerstone Bldg. Brands, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-01017 (E.D. Cal. May 29, 2024). “For statutory penalties pursuant to California Labor Code section 1174.5; and 12 47.”
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