2024 What's New Archive

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

December 17, 2024	The Labor Commissioner’s Office reminds employers that California’s Minimum Wage Increases to $16.50 per hour on January 1
December 12, 2024	California Labor Commissioner’s Office cites the Maybourne Beverly Hills $4.4 Million for Worker Recall Law violations
December 10, 2024	Labor Commissioner cites 19 car washes in Los Angeles, Orange County for $1.3 million in wage theft violations and civil penalties
November 18, 2024	California Labor Commissioner’s Office cites Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina nearly $10 Million for Worker Recall Law Violations
November 5, 2024	The Labor Commissioner’s Office recovers nearly $1 million in unpaid wages for Baked in the Sun workers
October 8, 2024	Anaheim Marriott cited $12.5 million for violations of California’s worker recall law
October 7, 2024	Cal/OSHA cites farm labor contractor for serious heat-related safety violations
September 16, 2024	California Labor Commissioner’s Office reaches $1.7 million settlement in Wingstop wage theft case
September 12, 2024	California Labor Commissioner, Cal/OSHA and the Division of Workers’ Compensation Join Community-Based Organizations and State Agencies for Labor Rights Caravan in Ventura County
July 25, 2024	Labor Commissioner posts Frequently Asked Questions on the Health Care Worker Minimum Wage and the Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Clinic Waiver Program
June 18, 2024	Labor Commissioner Cites Amazon Nearly $6 Million for Violating California’s Warehouse Quotas Law
June 12, 2024	The Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $658,948 Settlement for Workers at Edgewood Residential Care Facility
May 24, 2024	California Awards 17 Prosecutors $8.55 Million to Prosecute Wage Theft
March 26, 2024	California Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $2 Million Settlement with Fresno Restaurant for 32 Workers
March 5, 2024	2810.5 Supplemental Notice to H-2A Employees (English) (Spanish)
February 16, 2024	The State of California Invests $18 Million to Prosecute Wage Theft
February 8, 2024	California Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $1 Million Settlement for Warehouse Workers in Inland Empire Wage Theft Case
February 1, 2024	DIR Reminds Homekey Employers They Must Pay the Prevailing Wage on Publicly Funded Projects
January 23, 2024	California Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $1 Million Settlement with Cheesecake Factory, Janitorial Contractors

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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