Frequently asked questions
Department of Industrial Relations - DIR
Division of Workers' Compensation - DWC
- Workers' Compensation FAQ for injured workers
- Workers' Compensation Fact Sheets for injured workers
- Workers' Compensation FAQ for Employers
- Workers' Compensation FAQ for Providers
- Workers' compensation reform FAQ for Employers
- DWC Medical Unit FAQ for Injured Workers
- DWC Medical Unit FAQ for Insurers
- DWC Medical Unit FAQ for Physicians
- DWC FAQ on Utilization Review
- DWC FAQ on workers' compensation practitioners' questions about applying the permanent disability rating schedule (PDRS)
- DWC - WCIS (Workers' Compensation Information System) FAQ
- DWC - WCIS FAQ on medical data collection
- DWC FAQ on Disability Accommodation
- DWC FAQ on the Supplemental job displacement benefit
- DWC FAQ on medical provider networks (MPNs)
Division of Occupational Safety and Health - DOSH
- DOSH FAQ on the bloodborne pathogens standard
- DOSH FAQ on Disability Accommodation
- DOSH FAQ Elevators
- DOSH FAQ Asbestos Contractors
- Information on wildfire smoke, cleanup and rebuilding
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement - DLSE/Labor Commissioner
- Deductions
- Holidays
- Independent Contractors
- Lactation Accommodation
- Meal Periods
- Minimum Wage
- Overtime
- Paydays, Pay Periods, and Final Wages
- Personnel Files and Records
- Reporting Time Pay
- Rest Periods
- Retaliation/Discrimination
- Tips and Gratuities
- Vacation
- Waiting Time Penalty
- LCO FAQs on labor laws related to wildfires
Division of Apprenticeship Standards - DAS
- DAS FAQ on Public Works
- DAS FAQ for Electricians and Trainees
- DAS FAQ for Electricians and Trainees (Spanish)
- DAS FAQ on New Apprenticeship Regulations California Code of Regulations § 208
Labor Research and Statistics Office – LRSO
February 2025