2020 What's New Archive

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

December 2020
December 31, 2020	California’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $14 per Hour for Large Employers, $13 per Hour for Small Employers
December 16, 2020	California Worker Safety Concerns Intensify During the Holiday Season Due to Increased Demand for Products and Services California Labor Agency, DIR address COVID-19 pandemic health and safety concerns
September 2020
September 22, 2020	Labor Commissioner’s Office Launches Business Engagement Program for Employers in California
August 2020
August 31, 2020	California Labor Commissioner, California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and The Office of the First Partner Launch Workplace Rights Ambassador Project #EqualPayCA Trainings The first event will be held in recognition of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day today from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
August 24, 2020	DIR Posts Electronic Payroll Reporting Requirements for Public Works Projects That Use Ready-Mix Concrete
August 12, 2020	Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $2.6 Million Settlement Securing Unpaid Wages for 133 Bay Area Restaurant Workers
August 5, 2020	Labor Commissioner’s Office Files Lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for Engaging in Systemic Wage Theft
July 2020
July 13, 2020	Labor Commissioner’s Office Files Suit Against Gig-Economy Car Wash Company for Misclassifying and Underpaying Workers
March 2020
March 13, 2020	Attorney General Becerra, Labor Commissioner’s Office Challenge Federal Action Undermining Protections for Bus Drivers
March 10, 2020	California Labor Commissioner’s Office Cites Restaurant Owners Over $2 Million for Wage Theft

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Office Name	Topic	Phone Numbers
Cal/OSHA	Workplace Safety and Health	833-579-0927
Labor Commissioner's Office	Wages, breaks, retaliation and labor laws	833-526-4636
Division of Workers' Compensation	Benefits for work-related injuries and illnesses	1-800-736-7401
Office of the Director	Any other topic related to the Department of Industrial Relations	844-522-6734