I want to . . .
- Find the local office closest to me
- Get pre-recorded information on my rights as an employee
- Frequently asked questions
- Attend a training
- File a wage claim
- File a retaliation or discrimination claim
- File a public works complaint
- File a BOFE claim
- Check new laws
- Check proposed regulations
- Research the DLSE Enforcement Manual
- Research the Labor Code
- Find an Opinion Letter
- Forms
- Publications
- Make an online payment
- Verify a license or registration
- Obtain a child entertainment work permit
- Apply for a 10 Day Temporary Entertainment Work Permit
- Find a Wage Order
- Get a copy of the Minimum Wage Order
Links
- Industrial Welfare Commission
- California Labor & Workforce Development Agency
- Contractors State License Board
- Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing
- Economic & Employment Enforcement Coalition
- Employment Development Dept.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Agricultural Labor Relations Board
- National Labor Relations Board
- Secretary of State—Business Search
- U.S. Dept. of Labor
- Other useful links
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the Office of the Labor Commissioner were established to adjudicate wage claims, investigate discrimination and public works complaints, and enforce Labor Code statutes and Industrial Welfare Commission orders.
- Overview of DLSE
- Office locations & recorded phone information
- Lista de oficinas locales y líneas directas para información en español
- Frequently asked questions
- Wages & hours
- Licensing & Registration
- Make an Online Payment
- Farm labor contractors
- Garment manufacturers (and Contractors)
- Car washing & polishing firms
- Talent Agency License and Fee-Related Talent Services
- Studio teachers
- Industrial homeworkers
- Sheltered Workshops and Special Minimum Wage Workers
- Employers, transporters and supervisors of minors involved in door-to-door sales
- Minors Employed in the Entertainment Industry
- Bureau of Field Enforcement (BOFE)
- Child labor law, minors
- DLSE Enforcement Policies and Interpretations Manual
- Databases: All, Car wash current registration
- Opinion letters
- Public works/prevailing wage
- Retaliation, discrimination
- Training
- Workplace postings
- About DLSE
- Archives
- Contact us
- Disability accommodation
- DLSE site map
- DLSE observed state holidays
- Laws, Regulations and Notable Case Summaries
- Legislative Reports
- Publications & Forms
- Public records requests
- Translations
- Wage Theft Protection Act Notice to Employee template updated 4/12/12
- Updated Application for Entertainment Work Permit for Minor
- Job opportunities with CMU
- PWC 100 – Awarding Bodies - this puts you in compliance with the requirement to notify both the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Compliance Monitoring Unit of a public works awarded contract.Please fill out the electronic PWC 100 form and email to pwc100@dir.ca.gov
- Wage Theft Protection Act Notice to Employee template available
- DLSE Offers Online Farm Labor Contractor Verification
- Now available online - Entertainment Work Permit for Minor and 10 Day Temporary Entertainment Work Permit
- Notice regarding applications for approval of Labor Compliance Programs to operate after January 1, 2012 startup of DIR/DLSE’s new Compliance Monitoring Unit
- More
May 2012


