Section 1199.5 Of Chapter 1. Wages, Hours And Working Conditions From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1.
1199.5
. Every employer or other person acting either individually
or as an officer, agent, or employee of another person is guilty of a
misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment for not more than six
months, or by both, who willfully does any of the following:
(a) Pays or causes to be paid any employee a wage less than the
rate paid to an employee of the opposite sex as required by Section
1197.5.
(b) Reduces the wages of any employee in order to comply with
Section 1197.5.
No person shall be imprisoned pursuant to this section except for
an offense committed after the conviction of the person for a prior
offense pursuant to this section.