What's New Archive

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement



December 2022

December 27, 2022 New California Overtime Rate in 2023 for Agricultural Employees Working for Employers who Employ 25 or Fewer Employees
December 19, 2022 California Labor Commissioner Collects Over $1.3 Million in Wages and Penalties for 27 Workers on a Public Works Project
December 14, 2022 California’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $15.50 per hour

November 2022

November 29, 2022 California Labor Commissioner Cites Los Angeles Car Wash More than $900,000 for Wage Theft Violations

October 2022

October 21, 2022 California Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $2.2 Million Settlement Securing Unpaid Wage for Hundreds of Bay Area Restaurant Workers
October 4, 2022 California Labor Commissioner Recovers $282,000 for Car Wash Wage Citations
New lien authority assists in recovery of money for employees not paid for all time worked

September 2022

September28, 2022 California Labor Commissioner’s Office Cites Home Health Care Placement Agencies Nearly $2 Million for Misclassifying 66 Workers

July 2022

July 21, 2022 California Labor Commissioner’s Office Pays $1.5 Million to Workers Whose Recall Rights Were Violated

April 2022

April 27, 2022 California Labor Commissioner Cites Torrance Car Wash More than $800,000 for Wage Theft Violations
April 26, 2022 California Labor Commissioner Cites Staffing Agencies, Foster Farms Nearly $3.8 Million for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Violations

March 2022

March 7, 2022 California Labor and Workforce Development Agency and 61 Community-Based Organizations Across California to Launch Worker Week of Action
March 3, 2022 California Labor Commissioner Cites Terranea Resort $3.3 Million for not Rehiring Dozens of Workers Laid Off During Pandemic

February 2022

February 18, 2022 Labor Commissioner Publishes 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Poster and Resources

January 2022

January 26, 2022 LETF Announces Enforcement of Public Works Construction Sites