Section 206.5 Of Article 1. General Occupations From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
206.5
. (a) An employer shall not require the execution of a release
of a claim or right on account of wages due, or to become due, or
made as an advance on wages to be earned, unless payment of those
wages has been made. A release required or executed in violation of
the provisions of this section shall be null and void as between the
employer and the employee. Violation of this section by the employer
is a misdemeanor.
(b) For purposes of this section, "execution of a release"
includes requiring an employee, as a condition of being paid, to
execute a statement of the hours he or she worked during a pay period
which the employer knows to be false.