California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 13 > Part 2.5 > Chapter 6 – Regulations
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- Agency: means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. See California Labor Code 18.5
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes "city and county. See California Labor Code 14
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 19
- Director: means Director of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 20
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Labor Commissioner: means Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. See California Labor Code 21
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
- public works: means all of the following:
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- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Violation: includes a failure to comply with any requirement of the code. See California Labor Code 22
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.