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Cal. Labor Code § 1197 (2026)

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The minimum wage for employees fixed by the commission or by any applicable state or local law, is the minimum wage to be paid to employees, and the payment of a lower wage than the minimum so fixed is unlawful. This section does not change the applicability of local minimum wage laws to any entity.

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Cited in 73 cases (42 in the last 5 years), 1967–2025 · leading case: Harris v. Vector Mktg. Corp., 753 F. Supp. 2d 996 (N.D. Cal. 2010).
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Harris v. Vector Mktg. Corp., 753 F. Supp. 2d 996 (N.D. Cal. 2010). · cites it 3× “§ 206 , and the California Labor Code, see Cal. Lab. Code § 1197 , and further constitutes a violation of California Business & Professions Code § 17200, which prohibits unfair competition.”
Avidor v. Sutter's Place, Inc., 20 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1509 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff further contends that this withholding of the dealers’ property amounted to violations of the minimum wage law (Lab. Code, § 1197), conversion, and the common count of money had and received.”
Vasquez v. California, 195 P.3d 1049 (Cal. 2008). “8) or minimum wages (Lab. Code, §§ 1197, 3351, subd. (e)), by directing inmates to remove and replace “Made in Honduras” labels with others reading “Made in the USA,” and by selling these garments to consumers throughout California.”
Balasanyan v. Nordstrom, Inc., 913 F. Supp. 2d 1001 (S.D. Cal. 2012). · cites it 3× “It states four causes of action: (1) Violation of Cal. Labor Code § 1197 ; (2) Violation of Cal.”
Haralson v. United Airlines, Inc., 224 F. Supp. 3d 928 (N.D. Cal. 2016). “See Cal. Lab. Code § 1197 ; Cal. Code Regs. tit.”
Cleary v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 1 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 122 (Cal. Ct. App. 1980). “Code, § 2929); or when the employee seeks to invoke the protection of minimum wage laws for women and minors (Lab. Code, § 1197; Montalvo v. Zamora (1970) 7 Cal.”
Bureerong v. Uvawas, 922 F. Supp. 1450 (C.D. Cal. 1996). “See Cal.Labor Code §§ 1197 (minimum wage) and 1198 (overtime).”
People v. Lara, 432 P.2d 202 (Cal. 1967). “) Minors under various ages may not be employed for less than a specified minimum wage (Lab. Code, § 1197) or more than a fixed maximum number of hours (Lab.”
Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Inc., 170 Cal. App. 4th 466 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “*484 Labor Code section 1197 (14) Labor Code section 1197 reads: "The minimum wage for employees fixed by the commission is the minimum wage to be paid to employees, and the payment of a less wage than the minimum so fixed is unlawful.”
California State Restaurant Assn. v. Whitlow, 58 Cal. App. 3d 340 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976). “(Lab. Code, § 1197.) The judgment is reversed with directions to the trial court to deny the petition for writ of mandate.”
Harris v. Vector Mktg. Corp., 656 F. Supp. 2d 1128 (N.D. Cal. 2009). “Those claims are as follows: (1) failure to pay wages in violation of California Labor Code §§ 201 et seq.; (2) failure to pay minimum wages in violation of California Labor Code § 1197; (3) failure to pay minimum wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), see…”
Contreras v. Corinthian Vigor Ins. Brokerage, Inc., 103 F. Supp. 2d 1180 (N.D. Cal. 2000). · cites it 2× “Here, Contreras filed a complaint with the California Labor Commissioner against Corinthian pursuant to Cal.Lab. Code §§ 1197 and 1198 for unpaid wages and overtime pay.”
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