California § 1720.4. 1720.4. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 210, Sec. 1.)

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§ 1720.4. — 1720.4. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 210, Sec. 1.)

California § 1720.4.

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Div. 2.DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION

Part 7.PART 7. PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Public Works

Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Scope and Operation

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This chapter shall not apply to any of the following work:

(a)Any work performed by a volunteer. For purposes of this section, “volunteer” means an individual who performs work for civic, charitable, or humanitarian reasons for a public agency or corporation qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt organization, without promise, expectation, or receipt of any compensation for work performed.

(1)An individual shall be considered a volunteer only when their services are offered freely and without pressure and coercion, direct or implied, from an employer.

(2)An individual may receive reasonable meals, lodging, transportation, and incidental expenses or nominal nonmonetary awards without losing volunteer status if, in the entire context of the situatio

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This chapter shall not apply to any of the following work:
(a)
Any work performed by a volunteer. For purposes of this section, “volunteer” means an individual who performs work for civic, charitable, or humanitarian reasons for a public agency or corporation qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt organization, without promise, expectation, or receipt of any compensation for work performed.
(1)
An individual shall be considered a volunteer only when their services are offered freely and without pressure and coercion, direct or implied, from an employer.
(2)
An individual may receive reasonable meals, lodging, transportation, and incidental expenses or nominal nonmonetary awards without losing volunteer status if, in the entire context of the situation, those benefits and payments are not a substitute form of compensation for work performed.
(3)
An individual shall not be considered a volunteer if the person is otherwise employed for compensation at any time (A) in the construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or maintenance work on the same project, or (B) by a contractor, other than a corporation qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt organization, that receives payment to perform construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or maintenance work on the same project.
(b)
Any work performed by a volunteer coordinator. For purposes of this section, “volunteer coordinator” means an individual paid by a corporation qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt organization, to oversee or supervise volunteers. An individual may be considered a volunteer coordinator even if the individual performs some nonsupervisory work on a project alongside the volunteers, so long as the individual’s primary responsibility on the project is to oversee or supervise the volunteers rather than to perform nonsupervisory work.
(c)
Any work performed by the California Conservation Corps or by Community Conservation Corps certified by the California Conservation Corps pursuant to Section 14507.5 of the Public Resources Code.
(d)
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2031, deletes or extends that date.