CALIFORNIA
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7)
Enforcement: What are the penalties for violations? Criminal
or fines?
A.) Every contractor for public works who violates this section
(discrimination) is subject to all the penalties imposed for
a violation of this chapter. (1735)
B.) There are civil wage and penalty assessments for each suspected
violation. (1741)
C.) Interest shall accrue on all due and unpaid wages at the
rate described in subdivision (b) of Section 3289 of the Civil
Code. The interest shall accrue from the date that the wages
were due and payable, as provided in Part 7 (commencing with
Section 1720) of Division 2, until the wages are paid. (1741)
D.) (1) The Labor Commissioner shall maintain a public list
of the names of each contractor and subcontractor who has been
found to have committed a willful violation of Section 1775
or to whom a final order, which is no longer subject to judicial
review, has been issued. (1741) (Please see the attached sheet
for an explanation of Section 1775.)
(2) The list shall include the date of each assessment, the
amount of wages and penalties assessed, and the amount collected.
(1741)
(3) The list shall be updated at least quarterly, and the contractor's
or subcontractor's name shall remain on that list until the
assessment is satisfied, or for a period of three years beginning
from the date of the issuance of the assessment, whichever is
later. (1741)
