Section 201.5 Of Article 1. General Occupations From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
201.5
. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions
apply:
(1) "An employee engaged in the production or broadcasting of
motion pictures" means an employee to whom both of the following
apply:
(A) The employee's job duties relate to or support the production
or broadcasting of motion pictures or the facilities or equipment
used in the production or broadcasting of motion pictures.
(B) The employee is hired for a period of limited duration to
render services relating to or supporting a particular motion picture
production or broadcasting project, or is hired on the basis of one
or more daily or weekly calls.
(2) "Daily or weekly call" means an employment that, by its terms,
will expire at the conclusion of one day or one week, unless
renewed.
(3) "Next regular payday" means the day designated by the
employer, pursuant to Section 204, for payment of wages earned during
the payroll period in which the termination occurs.
(4) "Production or broadcasting of motion pictures" means the
development, creation, presentation, or broadcasting of theatrical or
televised motion pictures, television programs, commercial
advertisements, music videos, or any other moving images, including,
but not limited to, productions made for entertainment, commercial,
religious, or educational purposes, whether these productions are
presented by means of film, tape, live broadcast, cable, satellite
transmission, Web cast, or any other technology that is now in use or
may be adopted in the future.
(b) An employee engaged in the production or broadcasting of
motion pictures whose employment terminates is entitled to receive
payment of the wages earned and unpaid at the time of the termination
by the next regular payday.
(c) The payment of wages to employees covered by this section may
be mailed to the employee or made available to the employee at a
location specified by the employer in the county where the employee
was hired or performed labor. The payment shall be deemed to have
been made on the date that the employee's wages are mailed to the
employee or made available to the employee at the location specified
by the employer, whichever is earlier.
(d) For purposes of this section, an employment terminates when
the employment relationship ends, whether by discharge, lay off,
resignation, completion of employment for a specified term, or
otherwise.
(e) Nothing in this section prohibits the parties to a valid
collective bargaining agreement from establishing alternative
provisions for final payment of wages to employees covered by this
section if those provisions do not exceed the time limitation
established in Section 204.