PHRca All Functional Areas
De Novo Appeals - ✔️✔️An appeals court hearing that looks at
the trial court's record to determine
the facts, but rules on the evidence
and matters of law without giving
deference to that court's findings.
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.
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 - ✔️✔️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 - ✔️✔️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.
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.
Legal Unit - ✔️✔️Represents the DLSE in all legal
matters.
Amicus Briefs - ✔️✔️Legal documents filed in appellate
court cases by nonlitigants
with a
strong interest in the subject matter.
Industrial Welfare Commission - ✔️✔️Established in 1913 to regulate wages,
hours, and working conditions in the
State of California.
IWC Orders - ✔️✔️Industrial Welfare Commission
DLSE - ✔️✔️Department of Labor Standards
Enforcement
Wage Order 4 - ✔️✔️Professional, Technical, Clerical,
Mechanical and Similar Occupations
Wage Order 1 - ✔️✔️Manufacturing Industry
Wage Order 2 - ✔️✔️Personal Services Industry
Wage Order 3 - ✔️✔️Canning, Freezing, and Preserving
Industry
Wage Order 5 - ✔️✔️Public Housekeeping Industry
, Wage Order 6 - ✔️✔️Laundry, Linen Supply, Dry Cleaning
and Dyeing Industry
Wage Order 7 - ✔️✔️Mercantile Industry
Wage Order 8 - ✔️✔️Industries Handling Products After
Harvest
Wage Order 9 - ✔️✔️Transportation Industry
Wage Order 10 - ✔️✔️Amusement and Recreation Industry
Wage Order 11 - ✔️✔️Broadcasting Industry
Wage Order 12 - ✔️✔️Motion Picture Industry
Wage Order 13 - ✔️✔️Industries Preparing Agricultural
Products for Market on the Farm
Wage Order 14 - ✔️✔️Agricultural Occupations
Wage Order 15 - ✔️✔️Household Occupations
Wage Order 16 - ✔️✔️Certain OnSite
Occupations in the
Construction, Drilling, Logging and
Mining Industries
Wage Order 17 - ✔️✔️Miscellaneous Employees
Sheepherders - ✔️✔️Shall be provided with regular mail
service, radio and/or telephone, visitor
access to fixed site housing and when
practicable to mobile housing
Ski Establishment - ✔️✔️Allowed a regularly scheduled
workweek of not more than fortyeight
(48) hours during any month of the
year when related business activities
are actually being conducted
Nonexempt Employees - ✔️✔️Protected under the IWC orders and
are eligible for overtime pay, meal and
