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December 2023
December 28, 2023 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office Reminds Employers about Expansion of Paid Sick Leave starting January 1, 2024
December 27, 2023 The Labor Commissioner’s Office Reminds Employers that California’s Minimum Wage Increases to $16 per hour on January 1
December 13, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Collects Over $1.1 Million in Wages and Penalties for 74 Workers on a Public Works Project
December 6, 2023 California Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $5.5 Million Wage Theft Lawsuit Settlement to Compensate 148 Caregivers

November 2023
November 21, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Reaches $1 Million Settlement in Wage Theft Case
November 2, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Investigation Leads to Felony Grand Theft Charges Against Owners of Eight Catalina Island Businesses
Partnership with Los Angeles District Attorney Cracks Down on Fraudulent Wage Theft Practices

October 2023
October 17, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Cites Hyatt Regency Long Beach $4.7 Million for Violating COVID-19 Right to Recall Law
October 12, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Partners with Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office on First Criminal Prosecution of Garment Manufacturing Business Owner for Felony Wage Theft

September 2023
September 28, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Cites Five Wingstop Fast Food Restaurants and Their Owner More Than $3 Million for Wage Theft Violations Affecting 551 Workers
September 26, 2023 California’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $16 per hour in January 2024

August 2023
August 29, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Cites Fresno Area Farm Labor Contractor and Two Growers $1.9 Million for Wage Theft Violations
August 17, 2023 California Labo r Commissioner Cites Airport Catering Company $1.2 Million for not Timely Rehiring Workers Laid Off During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 2023
May 31, 2023 DIR Reminds Cannabis Employers about Labor Law Requirements
May 4, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Collects Nearly $3 Million in Wages and Penalties, Searches For Workers to Provide Payment Recovered from Two Towing Companies

April 2023
April 26, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Reaches $1.47 Million Wage Theft Settlement with Poultry Businesses Affecting more than 300 Workers
April 13, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Secures Reinstatement for McDonald’s Workers Fired After Reporting COVID-19 Work Hazards

March 2023
March 7, 2023 California Labor Commissioner Cites Therapy Provider for more than $9 Million for Misclassifying 1,280 Employees