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Cal. Labor Code § 226.6 (2026)

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Any employer who knowingly and intentionally violates the provisions of Section 226, or any officer, agent, employee, fiduciary, or other person who has the control, receipt, custody, or disposal of, or pays, the wages due any employee, and who knowingly and intentionally participates or aids in the violation of any provision of Section 226 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned not to exceed one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. That fine or imprisonment, or both, shall be in addition to any other penalty provided by law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: Dilts v. Penske Logistics LLC, 819 F. Supp. 2d 1109 (S.D. Cal. 2011).
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Dilts v. Penske Logistics LLC, 819 F. Supp. 2d 1109 (S.D. Cal. 2011). · cites it 2× “Cal. Labor Code § 226.6 . The applicable IWC order dictates, in pertinent part, a 30 minute meal period for every work period of more than five hours, and second 30 minute meal period for every work period of more than ten hours.”
Yoder v. W. Express, Inc., 181 F. Supp. 3d 704 (C.D. Cal. 2015). “Labor Code sections 226.6, 226.7, 558, 1174.”
Naranjo v. Spectrum Sec. Servs., Inc. (Cal. 2024). · cites it 3× “)) In 1984, the Legislature added another enforcement provision, Labor Code section 226.6, that makes the knowing and intentional violation of section 226 a misdemeanor offense: “Any employer who knowingly and intentionally violates the provisions of Section 226, or any officer,…”
Jessica Nava v. Rich Prods. Corp. (C.D. Cal. 2019). “…and Rest Periods); (5) Violation of Labor Code §§ 201, 203 (Failure to Pay Discharged Employee); (6) Violation of California Labor Code §§ 226.6, 226.8 (Whistleblower); (7) Violation of Labor Code § 226 (Failure to Provide Correct Itemized Statement to Employee); and (8)…”
Henry Nelson v. Cort Bus. Servs. Corp. (C.D. Cal. 2020). “7 and 512, and in violation of the IWC Wage Orders; (4) failure to 18 permit rest breaks in violation of California Labor Code § 226.6 and the IWC Wage 19 Orders; (5) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements in violation of 20 California Labor Code § 226 and the IWC…”
California Trucking Ass'n v. Becerra (S.D. Cal. 2019). “5 ; Cal. Labor Code §§ 226.6 25 and 226.8. Moreover, the Court is persuaded that Plaintiffs have standing.”
California Trucking Ass'n v. Becerra (S.D. Cal. 2020). “5; Cal. Labor Code § 226.6 and 226.8.”). 28 .”
Reyes v. Five Diamond Cold Storage, Inc. (E.D. Cal. 2024). “) 1 and Class Members itemized wage statements in conformance with Labor Code § 226” and have 2 willfully refused to pay and accurately state wages” with intent to “annoy harass, oppress, 3 hinder, delay, or defraud Plaintiff and the class, in violation of California Labor Code…”
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