California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1198

Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1007.

The maximum hours of work and the standard conditions of labor fixed by the commission shall be the maximum hours of work and the standard conditions of labor for employees. The employment of any employee for longer hours than those fixed by the order or under conditions of labor prohibited by the order is unlawful.

Cite this section

Cal. Lab. Code § 1198 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/lab/division-2-employment-regulation-and-supervision/part-4-employees/chapter-1-wages-hours-and-working-conditions/section-1198

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Wages, Hours and Working Conditions

§ 1171§ 1171.5§ 1173§ 1174§ 1174.1§ 1174.5§ 1175§ 1176§ 1176.1§ 1176.3…§ 1199§ 1199.5§ 1200§ 1201§ 1202§ 1203§ 1204§ 1205§ 1206§ 1207

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