California § 9998.5 - Any foreign labor contractor who recruits or solicits without a bona fide job ord
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 9998.5 — Any foreign labor contractor who recruits or solicits without a bona fide job ord, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9998.5. Any foreign labor contractor who recruits or solicits without a bona fide job ord
Any foreign labor contractor who recruits or solicits without a bona fide job order and who induces a foreign worker to be transported to a proposed jobsite and who does not then provide employment for the foreign worker shall pay wages to the foreign worker at the agreed rate of pay for the job to which the foreign worker was being transported and for the elapsed time from the point of recruitment to the jobsite to the point the worker returns to the place of original departure, and for any transportation costs incurred by the foreign worker in connection with the pursuit of the labor contractorâs services.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 9998.5 cover?
Section 9998.5 ("Any foreign labor contractor who recruits or solicits without a bona fide job ord") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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