Section 16645.7 Of Chapter 6. Prohibition On Use Of State Funds And Facilities To Assist, Promote, Or Deter Union Organizing From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 6.
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. (a) A private employer receiving state funds in excess of
ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in any calendar year on account of its
participation in a state program shall not use any of those funds to
assist, promote, or deter union organizing.
(b) As a condition of participating in a state program pursuant to
which it will receive state funds in excess of ten thousand dollars
($10,000) in any calendar year, a private employer shall provide a
certification to the state that none of those funds will be used to
assist, promote, or deter union organizing.
(c) A private employer who is subject to subdivision (a) and who
makes expenditures to assist, promote, or deter union organizing
shall maintain records sufficient to show that no state funds were
used for those expenditures. The private employer shall provide those
records to the Attorney General upon request.
(d) A private employer is liable to the state for any funds
expended in violation of subdivision (a) plus a civil penalty equal
to twice the amount of those funds.