Act respecting labour standards Chapter VII - Penal provisions (Section 139 to 147)
Chapter VII - Penal provisions (Section 139 to 147)
Section 140
Offence and penalty
140. Every person* is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $600 to $1,200 and, for any subsequent conviction, to a fine of $1,200 to $6,000, who:
- hinders in any way the Commission or any person authorized by it in the discharge of their duties;
- deceives them by concealment or false declaration;
- refuses to give them any information or document they are entitled to obtain under this Act;
- conceals a document or anything related to an inquiry;
- is a party to an agreement stipulating conditions of employment inferior to labour standards determined under this act or the regulations; or
- contravenes any other provision of this act or the regulations except subparagraph 7 and 10 and 11 of the first paragraph of section 122.
- Interpretation
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Every employer who hinders the legal action of the Commission or contravenes the Act is liable to the penalties stipulated in section 140 ALS. The expression "every employer" includes a company.
Exceptions to section 122 ALS are, however, stipulated (paragraphs 7, 10, 11 and 13 to 19).
1979, c. 45, s. 140; 1986, c. 58, s. 66; 1990, c. 4, s. 610; 1991, c. 33, s. 88; 1997, c. 85, s. 368; 2011, c. 17, s. 57; 2016, c. 34, s. 45; 2016, c. 34, s. 45; 2017, c. 11, s. 149; 2018, c. 12, s. 3; I.N. 2018-06-30; 2018, c. 13, s.42; 2018, c. 8, s. 195; L.Q. 2020, c. 12, s. 156.
*Editor’s note: However, the first paragraph of the French version of this section indicates: 140. Commet une infraction et est passible d'une amende de 600 $ à 1 200 $ et, pour toute récidive, d'une amende de 1 200 $ à 6 000 $, quiconque.