Labor Code section 1198

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.

Source: Section 1198, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1198. (updated Jan. 1, 1973; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_1198

Original Source: Section 1198, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1198. (last accessed May 12, 2025).