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Payment of Wages for Special Occupations in the Labor Code

March 12, 2024 2:55 amMarch 12, 2024 2:56 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 3, contains rules for the payment of wages for special occupations. Article 3 was added in 1945 by Chapter 628. Section 270 prohibits a person, agent, or officer who...

Alternative Enforcement Under the Labor Code

January 28, 2024 1:32 pmJanuary 28, 2024 1:33 pm

California’s Labor Code contains certain alternative enforcement provisions in Division 1, Chapter 8, which was added in 2023 by Chapter 659. Section 180 defines the term “public prosecutor” to mean the Attorney General, a district attorney, a city attorney, a...

Seasonal Labor Laws in California

May 19, 2023 5:33 amMay 19, 2023 5:38 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 2 concerns “seasonal labor.” Section 250 defines the term “seasonal labor” to mean all labor performed by any person hired in California to perform services outside of the state for a...

The Role of California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and Labor Commissioner

May 13, 2023 2:30 amMay 13, 2023 2:31 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 1, Chapter 4, provides for the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) and the Labor Commissioner (LC). Labor Code Section 79 established the DLSE within the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The DLSE is under...

Is It the Labor Commissioner or the DLSE?

March 25, 2023 7:31 amMarch 25, 2023 7:35 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 1, Chapter 4, provides for the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE). Labor Code Section 79 established the DLSE in the Department of Industrial Relations. The DLSE is under the direction of an executive officer...

SB 627: Displaced Workers Retention and Transfer Rights

February 26, 2023 9:46 amFebruary 26, 2023 9:53 am

Senate Bill 627 by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) was introduced to address the issue of displaced workers. SB 627 would add Part 9.7 (commencing with Section 2550) to Division 2 of the Labor Code. Part 9.7 would be titled, “Displaced Worker...

California Labor Commissioner Conducts Trial by Press Release

March 17, 2022 7:50 amApril 3, 2022 4:33 pm

This winter, after viewing the Pacific Union rail yards littered with remnants of stolen packages, California Governor Gavin Newsom commented that it looked like a third world country.The Governor is right in one respect: California is quickly devolving into a...