PERMITS - AMUSEMENT RIDES
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, § 3915(b); LAB. § 7931 (2003) - Employer provided bungee jumping without obtaining the required permit, a regulatory violation it did not dispute. Though the company suffered from financial hardship, the ALJ found that its knowing violation of the permit requirement constituted a willful violation that did not warrant any penalty reduction.
PENALTIES - WILLFUL VIOLATIONS
Employer did not receive any penalty reduction for a willful/ regulatory violation despite a showing of financial hardship because