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Cal. Labor Code § 1174 (2026)

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Every person employing labor in this state shall:

(a)Furnish to the commission, at its request, reports or information that the commission requires to carry out this chapter. The reports and information shall be verified if required by the commission or any member thereof.

(b)Allow any member of the commission or the employees of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement free access to the place of business or employment of the person to secure any information or make any investigation that they are authorized by this chapter to ascertain or make. The commission may inspect or make excerpts, relating to the employment of employees, from the books, reports, contracts, payrolls, documents, or papers of the person.

(c)Keep a record showing the names and addresses of all employees employed and the ages of all minors.

(d)Keep, at a central location in the state or at the plants or establishments at which employees are employed, payroll records showing the hours worked daily by and the wages paid to, and the number of piece-rate units earned by and any applicable piece rate paid to, employees employed at the respective plants or establishments. These records shall be kept in accordance with rules established for this purpose by the commission, but in any case shall be kept on file for not less than three years. An employer shall not prohibit an employee from maintaining a personal record of hours worked, or, if paid on a piece-rate basis, piece-rate units earned.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 65 cases (35 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Cleveland v. Groceryworks.com, LLC, 200 F. Supp. 3d 924 (N.D. Cal. 2016).
Cleveland v. Groceryworks.com, LLC, 200 F. Supp. 3d 924 (N.D. Cal. 2016). · cites it 8× “7 and 512; Claim 3, that Groceryworks failed to furnish Cleveland with accurate wage statements pursuant to California Labor Code section 226(e) and 226.”
O'Connor v. Uber Tech., Inc., 201 F. Supp. 3d 1110 (N.D. Cal. 2016). “any wages of an employee who is charged or who quits”) (emphasis added); Cal. Lab. Code § 1174 ,5 ("Any person employing labor who willfully fails to main the records required ,.”
Byrd v. Masonite Corp., 215 F. Supp. 3d 859 (C.D. Cal. 2016). · cites it 2× “Code § 226 (a); (8) failure to keep requisite payroll records, Cal. Lab. Code § 1174 (d); (9) unreimbursed business expenses, Cal.”
Barbosa v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., 297 F.R.D. 431 (E.D. Cal. 2013). “…(3) violation of the California Labor Code §§ 201-203 — unpaid wages and waiting time penalties; (4) violation of the California Labor Code §§ 226.7, 512 — failure to provide meal and rest periods; and (5) violation of the California Labor Code §§ 1174 et seq.— failure to…”
Leon v. Gordon Trucking, Inc., 76 F. Supp. 3d 1055 (C.D. Cal. 2014). “7; (4) failure to reimburse business expenses and purchases in violation of California Labor Code §§ 450, 2800, and 2802; (5) failure to timely pay wages in violation of California Labor Code §§ 201 and 202; (6) failure to provide accurate wage statements in violation of…”
Bernstein v. Virgin Am., Inc., 227 F. Supp. 3d 1049 (N.D. Cal. 2017). “who have applied for employment, or who are or who have been employed, in this state.”
Carrillo v. Schneider Logistics, Inc., 823 F. Supp. 2d 1040 (C.D. Cal. 2011). · cites it 2× “2 (a); Cal. Labor Code § 1174 (d); IWC Wage Order 9-2001 § 7.”
Flores v. Velocity Express, LLC, 250 F. Supp. 3d 468 (N.D. Cal. 2017). “9); (6) failure to provide mileage reimbursement (California Labor Code § 2802); (7) failure to furnish accurate wage' statements (California Labor Code §§ 226, 226.3' and IWC Wage Order No.”
Zackaria v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 142 F. Supp. 3d 949 (C.D. Cal. 2015). “Code §§ 201-03 ; (7) failure to maintain adequate records, Cal. Lab. Code § 1174 ; (8) failure to timely pay wages,.”
Alfred v. Pepperidge Farm, Inc., 322 F.R.D. 519 (C.D. Cal. 2017). “9; • Whether Defendant violated Cal. Lab. Code § 1174 and IWC Wage Order No.”
Admiral Ins. v. Kay Auto. Distributors, Inc., 82 F. Supp. 3d 1175 (N.D. Cal. 2015). “” Cal. Lab. Code § 1174 (b). The statute also states that ”[a]n employer shall not prohibit an employee from maintaining a personal record of hours worked.”
People v. Hutchings, 69 Cal. App. Supp. 3d 33 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. 1977). · cites it 2× “On July 28, 1975, the Division of Industrial Welfare issued a subpoena requiring production of the records.”
— Cal. Labor Code § 1174(c) — 1 case
— Cal. Labor Code § 1174(d) — 23 cases
Cleveland v. Groceryworks.com, LLC, 200 F. Supp. 3d 924 (N.D. Cal. 2016). “7 and 512; Claim 3, that Groceryworks failed to furnish Cleveland with accurate wage statements pursuant to California Labor Code section 226(e) and 226.”
Leon v. Gordon Trucking, Inc., 76 F. Supp. 3d 1055 (C.D. Cal. 2014). “7; (4) failure to reimburse business expenses and purchases in violation of California Labor Code §§ 450, 2800, and 2802; (5) failure to timely pay wages in violation of California Labor Code §§ 201 and 202; (6) failure to provide accurate wage statements in violation of…”
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