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Labor Commissioner’s Office
The Labor Commissioner’s Office, also known as the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), was established to adjudicate wage claims, investigate discrimination and public works complaints, and enforce Labor Code statutes and Industrial Welfare Commission orders.
Licensing and Registration
- Car washing & polishing firms
- Child performer services permit
- Electrician certification
- Farm labor contractor license
- Garment manufacturer and contractor registration
- Industrial homework license and industrial homeworker permit
- Sheltered workshop license and special minimum wage license
- Studio teacher certification
- Talent agency license and fee-related talent services
- Produce Unloader Registration
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Laws, Regulations, and Policies
- Labor Commissioner Announces Improvements to Payment System for Certifying Electricians and Registering Electrician Trainees
- California Labor Commissioner Announces On-Line System for Submitting Farm Labor Contractor Applications
- Labor Commissioner Issues Over $332,600 in Citations to Janitorial Services Provider for Wage Theft
- California Labor Commissioner’s Office Donates Clothes to Los Angeles Nonprofit Organization
- Local Restaurant Owner Violates Worker’s Rights and Charged with Fraud; Owes Over One Million Dollars in Unpaid Wages
- California Labor Commissioner Cites Two Ukiah Restaurants Nearly $2 Million for Wage Theft Violations
- Labor Commissioner Investigation Results in Over $120,000 in Overtime Wages Paid to Employees of Furniture Warehouse
- California Labor Commissioner Announces Online Child Performer Services Permit
- Former General Contractor Indicted on Charges of Defrauding Employees by Taking $81,000 in Wages and Keeping Money for Himself from Public Works Contracts
- Labor Commissioner Cites Alameda Restaurant $481,813 for Wage Theft Violations
- DIR Warns Business Owners of Misleading Notices from “Labor Compliance Office”
- Labor Commissioner’s Statewide Investigation of Medical Supplies Provider Results in $260,688 Settlement
- DIR Launches Roofing Compliance Working Group
- California Labor Commissioner Cites Sacramento Landscaping Company over $650,000 for Wage Theft Violations
- Labor Commissioner’s Wage Theft Investigation at Holiday Inn in Eureka: Construction Workers Shorted Nearly a Quarter Million Dollars
- Labor Commissioner’s Wage Theft Investigation of Public Works Contractor Leads to Two-Year Prison Term
- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su honored as top labor and employment lawyer
- Labor Commissioner Collects Over $8 Million in Wages for Public Works Job at Hilton Hotel in San Diego
- Labor Commissioner Holds General Contractors and Their Subcontractors Liable for Public Works Violations of Nearly $750,000
- Report Reveals Record-breaking Results for Labor Law Enforcement in California
- Labor Commissioner Cites Adult Care Facilities Nearly $600,000 for Wage Theft Violations