Labor Code section 2682

Moneys recovered under this chapter shall be applied first to payment of wages due affected employees. If insufficient funds are withheld or recovered, the money shall be prorated among all such workers. Any remainder shall be paid to the General Fund of the state.

Source: Section 2682, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2682. (updated Jan. 1, 1980; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_2682

Original Source: Section 2682, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2682. (last accessed May 12, 2025).