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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 

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CalChamber

California Chamber of Commerce

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One of the most reliable sources for CA legal compliance, posters, forms & templates

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OLSE

San Francisco's Office of Labor Standards Enforcement 

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Oversees the various city/county laws, that may supersede CA law

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DOL

    U.S. Department of Labor

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Protects Workers & Mediates Labor Disputes

(via Wage & Hour Division, OSHA, etc)

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EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Protections against Discrimination & Retaliation in the workplace

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USCIS

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

+ ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement)

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I-9 Employment Eligibility

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OSHA

Occupational Safety & Health Agency

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Standards/enforcement of 

safe working conditions & Whistleblower protections

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DFEH

Department of Fair Employment & Housing

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Civil Rights Protections such as Harassment & Discrimination

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DIR

Department of Industrial Relations

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CA Labor Laws, 

DLSE, CalOSHA & Workers' Comp

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DLSE

Department of Labor Standards Enforcement

AKA the Labor Commissioner's Office

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Wage Protections

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EDD

Employment Development Department

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Unemployment & Disability Insurance, Paid Family Leave

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