Section 1393.5 Of Chapter 3. Working Hours From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3.
1393.5
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or
Article 2 (commencing with Section 49110) of Chapter 7 of Part 27 of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, an exemption issued
pursuant to Section 1393 may authorize the employment during the peak
harvest season of a minor, 16 or 17 years of age who resides in Lake
County, during any day in which school is not in session for up to
10 hours per day and more than 48 hours but not more than 60 hours in
any one week, only upon the prior written approval of the Lake
County Office of Education.
(b) Each year, the Labor Commissioner, prior to issuing or
renewing an exemption under this section, shall inspect the affected
agricultural packing plant.
(c) As a condition of receiving an exemption or a renewal of an
exemption under this section, an affected employer shall, on or
before October 1 of each year, file a written report to the Labor
Commissioner that contains the following employment information
regarding the employer's payroll for the same year up to September
15:
(1) The number of minors employed by that employer.
(2) A list of the age and hours worked on a weekly basis of each
minor employed.
(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 24 (commencing with Section 7550) of
Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the Labor Commissioner
shall submit a written report to the Legislature, on or before
November 1, 2016, that describes the general working conditions of
minors employed in the agricultural packing industry during the
period from March 1, 2011, to October 1, 2016, inclusive, and that
includes all of the following information:
(1) The number of minors employed in the agricultural packing
industry.
(2) The number of exemptions issued, renewed, or denied pursuant
to this section.
(3) A summary of the inspections conducted by the Labor
Commissioner pursuant to this section.
(4) The number of workplace injuries that occurred to minors at
agricultural packing plants.
(5) The number of violations of labor laws and regulations that
occurred at agricultural packing plants.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed.