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.

• Labor Commissioner Uncovers $1.5 Million in Wage Theft by Fresno Assisted Living Provider and Seeks to Recover Wages for Caregivers - IR-2013-25
• California Labor Commissioner Fines Contractors More Than $1.8 Million for Public Works Violations at UCLA, Saddleback Community College in Orange County and G3 Charter School in San Fernando Valley IR-2013-24
• California Labor Commissioner Reaches Settlements Totaling over $600,000 with Four General Contractors on Public Works Jobs in Northern California -
  IR-2013-22
• Labor Commissioner Fines Contractor over $200,000 for Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Violations - IR-2013-21
• California Labor Commissioner fines garment contractor for wage theft - IR-2013-20
• California Labor Commissioner Investigation Leads to Criminal Indictment of Restaurant Owners for Wage Theft: Employees Worked but Didn’t Get Paid, Additional Victims Sought - IR-2013-19
• California Labor Commissioner Fines Construction Contractors over $300,000 for Public Works Violations on State Highway Expansion Project in Kerman - IR-2013-16
• Labor Commissioner cites hospital chain more than $7 million for wage violations – IR-2013-14
• California Labor Commissioner Issues over $500,000 in Citations to Restaurants – IR-2013-13
• California Labor Commissioner files suit against Fresno car wash for unpaid wages – IR-2013-12
• California Labor Commissioner prevails in misclassification case against port trucking company – IR-2013-11
• California Labor Commissioner investigation results in criminal forgery, fraud charges against restaurant owners – IR-2013-09
• Labor Commissioner Cites Southern California Warehouse over $1 Million for Wage Theft – IR-2013-05
• California Labor Commissioner Issues a Public Works Assessment for Nearly $1 Million against a Los Angeles Contractor – IR-2013-04
• California Labor Commissioner investigation results in charges against Santa Monica car wash – IR-2013-03
• California Labor Commissioner donates clothes at Los Angeles nonprofit organization - IR-2012-49
• California Labor Commissioner fines public works construction contractors more than $1 million for labor law violations – IR-2012-48
• California Labor Commissioner Reaches $339,716 Settlement for Unpaid Wages at San Francisco Restaurants, Includes Penalty if Retaliation Occurs – IR-2012-47
• California Labor Commissioner assesses contractor over $1 million in penalties for public works violations – IR-2012-45
• California Labor Commissioner files $1.6 million suit seeking unpaid wages for ag workers - IR-2012-44
• Electrician Certification is now a DLSE program

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April 2013