California Labor Code

§ 281

LAB § 281 Effective Oct 1, 2025Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a taxpayer, employer, contractor, or subcontractor may voluntarily make an elective or retroactive wage payment to workers who performed work on a qualified renewable clean energy facility pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of (Public Law 117-169).

(2)An elective retroactive wage payment made pursuant to paragraph (1) does not, by itself, constitute a violation of Sections 200 to 244, inclusive, Sections 500 to 558.1, inclusive, Sections 1171 to 1207, inclusive, or Sections 2698 to 2699.8, inclusive.

(b)For purposes of this article, “elective retroactive wage payment” means a payment to workers who performed work on a qualified renewable clean energy facility pursuant to provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) that meets all of the following conditions:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 220, Sec. 1. (SB 400) Effective October 1, 2025. Repeal operative January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 4, commencing with Section 280.