California Labor Code 2673 – (a) Every employer engaged in the business of garment …
(a) Every employer engaged in the business of garment manufacturing shall keep accurate records for four years which show all of the following:
(1) The names and addresses of all garment workers directly employed by such person.
Terms Used In California Labor Code 2673
- Commissioner: means the Labor Commissioner. See California Labor Code 2671
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contractor: includes a subcontractor that is primarily engaged in those operations. See California Labor Code 2671
- Garment manufacturing: means sewing, cutting, making, processing, repairing, finishing, assembling, dyeing, altering a garment's design, causing another person to alter a garment's design, affixing a label to a garment, or otherwise preparing any garment or any article of wearing apparel or accessories designed or intended to be worn by any individual, including, but not limited to, clothing, hats, gloves, handbags, hosiery, ties, scarfs, and belts, for sale or resale by any person or any persons contracting to have those operations performed and other operations and practices in the apparel industry as may be identified in regulations of the Department of Industrial Relations consistent with the purposes of this part. See California Labor Code 2671
- Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
- Labor Commissioner: means Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. See California Labor Code 21
- manufacturer: means any person who is engaged in garment manufacturing who is not a contractor. See California Labor Code 2671
- Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or association, and includes, but is not limited to, employers, manufacturers, jobbers, wholesalers, contractors, subcontractors, and any other person or entity engaged in the business of garment manufacturing. See California Labor Code 2671
(2) The hours worked daily by employees, including the times the employees begin and end each work period.
(3) The daily production sheets, including piece rates.
(4) The wage and wage rates paid each payroll period.
(5) The contract worksheets indicating the price per unit agreed to between the contractor and manufacturer.
(6) All contracts, invoices, purchase orders, work or job orders, and style or cut sheets. This documentation shall include the business names, addresses, and contact information of the contracting parties.
(7) A copy of the garment license of every person engaged in garment manufacturing who is required to register with the Labor Commissioner pursuant to Section 2675, and with whom the employer has entered into a contract for the performance of garment manufacturing.
(8) The ages of all minor employees.
(9) Any other conditions of employment.
(b) Brand guarantors shall keep accurate records for four years that show all of the following:
(1) Contract worksheets indicating the price per unit agreed to between the brand guarantor and the contractor or manufacturer.
(2) All contracts, invoices, purchase orders, work or job orders, and style or cut sheets. This documentation shall include the business names, addresses, and contract information of the contracting parties.
(3) A copy of the garment license of every person engaged in garment manufacturing who is required to register with the Labor Commissioner pursuant to Section 2675, and with whom the employer has entered into a contract for the performance of garment manufacturing.
(c) The recordkeeping requirements in this section are in addition to the recordkeeping requirements set forth in this code, the California Code of Regulations, and in the Industrial Welfare Commission wage orders.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 329, Sec. 5. (SB 62) Effective January 1, 2022.)