Section 517 Of Chapter 1. General From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) The Industrial Welfare Commission shall, at a public
hearing to be concluded by July 1, 2000, adopt wage, hours, and
working conditions orders consistent with this chapter without
convening wage boards, which orders shall be final and conclusive for
all purposes. These orders shall include regulations necessary to
provide assurances of fairness regarding the conduct of employee
workweek elections, procedures for employees to petition for and
obtain elections to repeal alternative workweek schedules, procedures
for implementation of those schedules, conditions under which an
adopted alternative workweek schedule can be repealed by the
employer, employee disclosures, designations of work, and processing
of workweek election petitions pursuant to Parts 2 and 4 of this
division and in any wage order of the commission and such other
regulations as may be needed to fulfill the duties of the commission
pursuant to this part.
(b) Prior to July 1, 2000, the Industrial Welfare Commission shall
conduct a review of wages, hours, and working conditions in the ski
industry, commercial fishing industry, and health care industry, and
for stable employees in the horseracing industry. Notwithstanding
subdivision (a) and Sections 510 and 511, and consistent with its
duty to protect the health, safety, and welfare of workers pursuant
to Section 1173, the commission may, based upon this review, convene
a public hearing to adopt or modify regulations at that hearing
pertaining to the industries herein, without convening wage boards.
Any hearing conducted pursuant to this subdivision shall be concluded
not later than July 1, 2000.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 515, prior to July
1, 2000, the commission shall conduct a review of wages, hours, and
working conditions of licensed pharmacists. The commission may, based
upon this review, convene a public hearing to adopt or modify
regulations at that hearing pertaining to licensed pharmacists
without convening wage boards. Any hearing conducted pursuant to this
subdivision shall be concluded not later than July 1, 2000.
(d) Notwithstanding sections 1171 and subdivision (a) of Section
515, the Industrial Welfare Commission shall conduct a review of
wages, hours, and working conditions of outside salespersons. The
commission may, based upon this review, convene a public hearing to
adopt or modify regulations at that hearing pertaining to outside
salespersons without convening wage boards. Any hearing conducted
pursuant to this subdivision shall be concluded not later than July
1, 2000.
(e) Nothing in this section is intended to restrict the Industrial
Welfare Commission in its continuing duties pursuant to Section
1173.
(f) No action taken by the Industrial Welfare Commission pursuant
to this section is subject to the requirements of Article 5
(commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division
3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(g) All wage orders and other regulations issued or adopted
pursuant to this section shall be published in accordance with
Section 1182.1.