Section 201.7 Of Article 1. General Occupations From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
201.7
. An employer who lays off an employee or a group of employees
engaged in the business of oil drilling shall be deemed to have made
immediate payment within the meaning of Section 201 if the wages of
such employees are paid within such reasonable time as may be
necessary for computation or payment thereof; provided, however, that
such reasonable time shall not exceed 24 hours after discharge
excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; and provided further,
such payment may be mailed and the date of mailing is the date of
payment.
The Legislature finds and determines that special provision must
be made for the payment of wages on discharge of employees engaged in
oil drilling because their employment at various locations is often
far removed from the employer's principal administrative offices,
which makes the computation and payment of wages on an immediate
basis unduly burdensome.