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Cal. Labor Code § 18 (2026)

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“Person” means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Diamond View Ltd. v. Herz, 180 Cal. App. 3d 612 (Cal. Ct. App. 1986).
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Diamond View Ltd. v. Herz, 180 Cal. App. 3d 612 (Cal. Ct. App. 1986). “Code, § 19; Lab. Code, § 18; Pen. Code, § 7; Pub. Resources Code, § 2004; Pub.”
Wood v. Kaiser Found. Hospitals (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “5, subdivision (e)—“any person or entity enforcing this article on behalf of the public”—could only refer to a private person bringing a UCL action (and not a “public actor” such as a local prosecutor) because (1) Labor Code section 18 defines “person” in a way that excludes…”
Wood v. Kaiser Found. Hospitals (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “5, subdivision (e)—“any person or entity enforcing this article on behalf of the public”—could only refer to a private person bringing a UCL action (and not a “public actor” such as a local prosecutor) because (1) Labor Code section 18 defines “person” in a way that excludes…”
Neal v. United Furniture Indus., Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Miss. 2025). “” Cal. Labor Code § 18 . While it appears clear to the Court that the plain meaning of the statute indicates that an individual may be considered an employer within the meaning of § 1401, the Court has been unable to find any published caselaw supporting individual liability…”
Talamentes v. All West Iron CA2/7 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “” (Lab. Code, § 18.) The California Supreme Court first construed the definition of “employer” as used in the IWC wage orders in Reynolds v.”
Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 1987). “2 Labor Code section 18 defines "person" as any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, or corporation.”
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