CSLB Workers' Compensation and Employment Law 3

Question 1

California's DIR registration requirement for public works projects requires all contractors and subcontractors to:

Accepted Answer

Register with the DIR and pay an annual fee before bidding on public works

Answer

Obtain a new CSLB license for each public project

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File prevailing wage rates with the awarding authority

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Provide a separate public works bond for each project

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of California's Labor Commissioner's Office?

Accepted Answer

Enforcing state labor laws including wage claims, overtime, and retaliation

Answer

Licensing construction contractors

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Setting workers' compensation premium rates

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Administering unemployment insurance

Question 3

Under California's WARN Act, a contractor who lays off 50 or more workers must provide:

Accepted Answer

60 days advance written notice

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30 days advance written notice

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90 days advance written notice

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2 weeks' severance pay instead of notice

Question 4

An employee's right to discuss wages with coworkers in California is protected by:

Accepted Answer

Both the NLRA and California Labor Code §232

Answer

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

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California Labor Code §232

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Only union contracts

Question 5

California requires employers to provide each new hire with written notice of their wages and working conditions on or before their first day of work under:

Accepted Answer

The California Wage Theft Prevention Act (Labor Code §2810.5)

Answer

AB 5

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The California Equal Pay Act

Answer

SB 1162

Question 6

Under California law, a contractor found to have committed wage theft may be subject to:

Accepted Answer

Both civil penalties and criminal prosecution, including license suspension by CSLB

Answer

Only civil penalties

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Only criminal prosecution

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Only a CSLB license suspension