Wang v. Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

Opinion

ASHBY, Acting P. J.

Appellant, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (hereinafter DLSE), a division of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California, imposed a civil penalty of $9,700 on respondent Joseph Wang, a licensed general contractor doing business as Milestone Construction Company (hereinafter respondent). This sanction was assessed under Labor Code section 1021.5, which penalizes a licensed general contractor who willingly and knowingly enters into a contract with a subcontractor who does not hold a valid state contractor’s license.

After the penalty was…