# 労働基準法 / Labor Standards Act — 第百二十条 (Article 120)

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- Law: 労働基準法 (Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年法律第四十九号
- English title "Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第百二十条 (Article 120) — address `art-120`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120
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### 第百二十条
<sup>art-120 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-120/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120/par-1</sup>
A person falling under one of the following items is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第十四条、第十五条第一項若しくは第三項、第十八条第七項、第二十二条第一項から第三項まで、第二十三条から第二十七条まで、第三十二条の二第二項（第三十二条の三第四項、第三十二条の四第四項及び第三十二条の五第三項において準用する場合を含む。）、第三十二条の五第二項、第三十三条第一項ただし書、第三十八条の二第三項（第三十八条の三第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第三十九条第七項、第五十七条から第五十九条まで、第六十四条、第六十八条、第八十九条、第九十条第一項、第九十一条、第九十五条第一項若しくは第二項、第九十六条の二第一項、第百五条（第百条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第百六条から第百九条までの規定に違反した者
  <sup>art-120/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person who violates the provisions of Article 14, Article 15, paragraph (1) or (3), Article 18, paragraph (7), Article 22, paragraphs (1) through (3), Articles 23 through 27, Article 32-2, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 32-3, paragraph (4), Article 32-4, paragraph (4) and Article 32-5, paragraph (3)), Article 32-5, paragraph (2), the proviso to Article 33, paragraph (1), Article 38-2, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 38-3, paragraph (2)), Article 39, paragraph (7), Articles 57 through 59, Article 64, Article 68, Article 89, Article 90, paragraph (1), Article 91, Article 95, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 96-2, paragraph (1), Article 105 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 100, paragraph (3)), or Articles 106 through 109;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第七十条の規定に基づいて発する厚生労働省令（第十四条の規定に係る部分に限る。）に違反した者
  <sup>art-120/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person who violates an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare issued based on the provisions of Article 70 (limited to the parts of that Order relating to the provisions of Article 14);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  第九十二条第二項又は第九十六条の三第二項の規定による命令に違反した者
  <sup>art-120/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a person who violates an Order under the provisions of Article 92, paragraph (2), or Article 96-3, paragraph (2);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  第百一条（第百条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による労働基準監督官又は女性主管局長若しくはその指定する所属官吏の臨検を拒み、妨げ、若しくは忌避し、その尋問に対して陳述をせず、若しくは虚偽の陳述をし、帳簿書類の提出をせず、又は虚偽の記載をした帳簿書類の提出をした者
  <sup>art-120/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120/par-1/item-4</sup>
  a person who has refused, obstructed, or evaded an inspection by a labor standards inspector or by the Director-General of the Women's Management Bureau or an official of that Bureau designated by the Director-General under the provisions of Article 101 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 100, paragraph (3)); has not made statements or has made false statements in response to their questioning; has not submitted books and records to them; or has submitted books and records containing false entries;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  第百四条の二の規定による報告をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告をし、又は出頭しなかつた者
  <sup>art-120/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-120/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120/par-1/item-5</sup>
  a person who has failed to give a report, has given a false report, or has failed to appear under the provisions of Article 104-2.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第十四条 → 労働基準法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-14
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第十五条第一項 → 労働基準法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-1
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三項 → 労働基準法 第十五条第三項 (Article 15, paragraph (3)), art-15/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-15/par-3
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第十八条第七項 → 労働基準法 第十八条第七項 (Article 18, paragraph (7)), art-18/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-18/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-18/par-7
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二十二条第一項から第三項まで → 労働基準法 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-22/par-1
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二十二条第一項から第三項まで → 労働基準法 第二十二条第二項 (Article 22, paragraph (2)), art-22/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-22/par-2
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二十二条第一項から第三項まで → 労働基準法 第二十二条第三項 (Article 22, paragraph (3)), art-22/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-22/par-3
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二十三条から第二十七条まで → 労働基準法 第二十三条 (Article 23), art-23 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-23
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二十三条から第二十七条まで → 労働基準法 第二十四条 (Article 24), art-24 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-24
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二十三条から第二十七条まで → 労働基準法 第二十五条 (Article 25), art-25 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-25
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二十三条から第二十七条まで → 労働基準法 第二十六条 (Article 26), art-26 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-26
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二十三条から第二十七条まで → 労働基準法 第二十七条 (Article 27), art-27 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-27
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十二条の二第二項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の二第二項 (Article 32-2, paragraph (2)), art-32-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-2/par-2
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十二条の三第四項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の三第四項 (Article 32-3, paragraph (4)), art-32-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-3/par-4
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十二条の四第四項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の四第四項 (Article 32-4, paragraph (4)), art-32-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-4/par-4
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十二条の五第三項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の五第三項 (Article 32-5, paragraph (3)), art-32-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-5/par-3
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十二条の五第二項 → 労働基準法 第三十二条の五第二項 (Article 32-5, paragraph (2)), art-32-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-32-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-32-5/par-2
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十三条第一項 → 労働基準法 第三十三条第一項 (Article 33, paragraph (1)), art-33/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-33/par-1
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十八条の二第三項 → 労働基準法 第三十八条の二第三項 (Article 38-2, paragraph (3)), art-38-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-38-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-38-2/par-3
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十八条の三第二項 → 労働基準法 第三十八条の三第二項 (Article 38-3, paragraph (2)), art-38-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-38-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-38-3/par-2
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第三十九条第七項 → 労働基準法 第三十九条第七項 (Article 39, paragraph (7)), art-39/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-39/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-39/par-7
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第五十七条から第五十九条まで → 労働基準法 第五十七条 (Article 57), art-57 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-57 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-57
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第五十七条から第五十九条まで → 労働基準法 第五十八条 (Article 58), art-58 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-58 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-58
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第五十七条から第五十九条まで → 労働基準法 第五十九条 (Article 59), art-59 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-59 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-59
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第六十四条 → 労働基準法 第六十四条 (Article 64), art-64 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-64 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-64
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第六十八条 → 労働基準法 第六十八条 (Article 68), art-68 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-68 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-68
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第八十九条 → 労働基準法 第八十九条 (Article 89), art-89 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-89 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-89
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第九十条第一項 → 労働基準法 第九十条第一項 (Article 90, paragraph (1)), art-90/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-90/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-90/par-1
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第九十一条 → 労働基準法 第九十一条 (Article 91), art-91 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-91 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-91
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第九十五条第一項 → 労働基準法 第九十五条第一項 (Article 95, paragraph (1)), art-95/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-95/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-95/par-1
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第二項 → 労働基準法 第九十五条第二項 (Article 95, paragraph (2)), art-95/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-95/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-95/par-2
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第九十六条の二第一項 → 労働基準法 第九十六条の二第一項 (Article 96-2, paragraph (1)), art-96-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-96-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-96-2/par-1
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第百五条 → 労働基準法 第百五条 (Article 105), art-105 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-105
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第百条第三項 → 労働基準法 第百条第三項 (Article 100, paragraph (3)), art-100/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-100/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-100/par-3
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第百六条から第百九条まで → 労働基準法 第百六条 (Article 106), art-106 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-106 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-106
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第百六条から第百九条まで → 労働基準法 第百七条 (Article 107), art-107 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-107 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-107
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第百六条から第百九条まで → 労働基準法 第百八条 (Article 108), art-108 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-108 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-108
- art-120/par-1/item-1: 第百六条から第百九条まで → 労働基準法 第百九条 (Article 109), art-109 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-109 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-109
- art-120/par-1/item-2: 第七十条 → 労働基準法 第七十条 (Article 70), art-70 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-70 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-70
- art-120/par-1/item-2: 第十四条 → 労働基準法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-14
- art-120/par-1/item-3: 第九十二条第二項 → 労働基準法 第九十二条第二項 (Article 92, paragraph (2)), art-92/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-92/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-92/par-2
- art-120/par-1/item-3: 第九十六条の三第二項 → 労働基準法 第九十六条の三第二項 (Article 96-3, paragraph (2)), art-96-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-96-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-96-3/par-2
- art-120/par-1/item-4: 第百一条 → 労働基準法 第百一条 (Article 101), art-101 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-101 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-101
- art-120/par-1/item-4: 第百条第三項 → 労働基準法 第百条第三項 (Article 100, paragraph (3)), art-100/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-100/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-100/par-3
- art-120/par-1/item-5: 第百四条の二 → 労働基準法 第百四条の二 (Article 104-2), art-104-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act/art-104-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-104-2

## Cited by

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- 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令 第五条第一項第一号（法第十九条の二十六第一項第二号の出入国又は労働に関する法律の規定であって政令で定めるもの） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act-enforcement-order/art-5/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/410CO0000000178/art-5/par-1/item-1

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## Sources

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