California Labor Code

§ 226.8

LAB § 226.8 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)It is unlawful for any person or employer to engage in any of the following activities:

(1)Willful misclassification of an individual as an independent contractor.

(2)Charging an individual who has been willfully misclassified as an independent contractor a fee, or making any deductions from compensation, for any purpose, including for goods, materials, space rental, services, government licenses, repairs, equipment maintenance, or fines arising from the individual’s employment where any of the acts described in this paragraph would have violated the law if the individual had not been misclassified.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 133. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.