PHRca All Functional Areas
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Alternative Workweek
✓ A method of scheduling work that
✓ allows employees to work a standard
✓ workweek over less than a five day
✓ period with a number of California
✓ requirements.
California Labor Commissioner
✓ Sets and enforces rules for wages,
✓ deductions, vacation, jury/witness
✓ duty, meal and rest periods, temporary
✓ military leave, the workweek, minors,
✓ employee access to personnel files,
✓ discrimination, exempt status,
✓ independent contractors and more.
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Wage Claim Adjudication
✓ Settles wage claims on behalf of
✓ workers for claims of unpaid wages,
✓ overtime, or vacation pay.
Department of Labor Standards
Enforcement
✓ Also referred to as the Labor
✓ Commissioner ensures all employees
✓ are appropriately paid for the work
✓ that they complete within the State of
✓ California.
Bureau of Field Enforcement
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✓ Investigates and enforces statutes
✓ covering Workers' Compensation
✓ insurance coverage, child labor, cash
✓ pay, unlicensed contractors, Industrial
✓ Welfare Commission orders, and
✓ group minimum wage and overtime
✓ claims.
Public Works
✓ Investigates and enforces statutes
✓ covering private contractors with
✓ regards to prevailing wage law.
Judgement Enforcement
✓ Enforces judgements for unpaid
✓ wages and penalties.
Licensing and Registration
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✓ Processes licenses and registration
✓ for farm labor contractors, garment
✓ contractors, car washes, studio
✓ teachers, talent agencies, special
✓ minimum wage workers, shelter
✓ workshops, industrial homework, and
✓ individuals using minors in doortodoor
✓ sales. Also issues work permits
✓ for minors as well as employer
✓ permits to employ child entertainers.
Legal Unit
✓ Represents the DLSE in all legal
✓ matters.
De Novo Appeals
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