California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 50.5

Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 276.

One of the functions of the Department of Industrial Relations is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.

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Cal. Lab. Code § 50.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/lab/division-1-department-of-industrial-relations/chapter-1-general-powers-and-duties/section-50.5

Other sections in Chapter 1 - General Powers and Duties

§ 50§ 50.5§ 50.6§ 50.7§ 50.8§ 50.9§ 51§ 52§ 53§ 54…§ 60.7§ 60.8§ 60.9§ 61§ 62§ 62.5§ 62.8§ 63§ 64§ 64.5

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