the Who's who
When you Google an HR question, you might be wondering which sites to trust and can end up feeling more confused than when you started... and may even find yourself inadvertently misled. Sometimes you need to go straight to the source. Here's the who's who in the labor law world.
FEDERAL
CALIFORNIA
IWC
Industrial Welfare Commission
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CA Wage Orders by Industry
Do you know which wage order applies to you?
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ACA
Affordable Care Act
AKA ObamaCare
AKA Covered California
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Helping businesses meet/understand their legal requirements
CalChamber
California Chamber of Commerce
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One of the most reliable sources for CA legal compliance, posters, forms & templates
OLSE
San Francisco's Office of Labor Standards Enforcement
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Oversees the various city/county laws, that may supersede CA law
DOL
U.S. Department of Labor
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Protects Workers & Mediates Labor Disputes
(via Wage & Hour Division, OSHA, etc)
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Protections against Discrimination & Retaliation in the workplace
USCIS
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
+ ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement)
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I-9 Employment Eligibility
OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Agency
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Standards/enforcement of
safe working conditions & Whistleblower protections
DFEH
Department of Fair Employment & Housing
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Civil Rights Protections such as Harassment & Discrimination
DIR
Department of Industrial Relations
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CA Labor Laws,
DLSE, CalOSHA & Workers' Comp
DLSE
Department of Labor Standards Enforcement
AKA the Labor Commissioner's Office
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Wage Protections
EDD
Employment Development Department
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Unemployment & Disability Insurance, Paid Family Leave
