# Cal. LAB § 1171.5: Section 1171.5

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1171.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. LAB § 1171.5
- **Heading:** Section 1171.5
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1171.5

## Text

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a) All protections, rights, and remedies available under state law, except any reinstatement remedy prohibited by federal law, are available to all individuals regardless of immigration status who have applied for employment, or who are or who have been employed, in this state.

(b) For purposes of enforcing state labor, employment, civil rights, consumer protection, and housing laws, a person’s immigration status is irrelevant to the issue of liability, and in proceedings or discovery undertaken to enforce those state laws no inquiry shall be permitted into a person’s immigration status unless the person seeking to make this inquiry has shown by clear and convincing evidence that the inquiry is necessary in order to comply with federal immigration law.

(c) The provisions of this section are declaratory of existing law.

(d) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. LAB § 1171 Section 1171](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1171.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1171.5 Section 1171.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1171.5.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1173 Section 1173](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1173.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1174 Section 1174](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1174.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1174.1 Section 1174.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1174.1.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1174.5 Section 1174.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1174.5.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1175 Section 1175](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1175.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1176 Section 1176](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1176.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1176.1 Section 1176.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1176.1.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1176.3 Section 1176.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1176.3.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1177 Section 1177](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1177.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1178 Section 1178](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1178.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1178.5 Section 1178.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1178.5.md)
- [Cal. LAB § 1179 Section 1179](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1179.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Clab_D2_P4_C1_S1171.5. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.