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

CA Wage Orders by Industry

Do you know which wage order applies to you?

GO TO THE SITE

ACA

Affordable Care Act

AKA ObamaCare

AKA Covered California

Helping businesses meet/understand their legal requirements

GO TO THE SITE

CalChamber

California Chamber of Commerce

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

GO TO THE SITE

OLSE

San Francisco's Office of Labor Standards Enforcement

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

GO TO THE SITE

DOL

U.S. Department of Labor

Protects Workers & Mediates Labor Disputes

(via Wage & Hour Division, OSHA, etc)

GO TO THE SITE

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Protections against Discrimination & Retaliation in the workplace

GO TO THE SITE

USCIS

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

+ ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement)

I-9 Employment Eligibility

GO TO THE SITE

OSHA

Occupational Safety & Health Agency

Standards/enforcement of

safe working conditions & Whistleblower protections

GO TO THE SITE

CRD

Civil Rights Department

Civil Rights Protections such as Harassment & Discrimination

GO TO THE SITE

DIR

Department of Industrial Relations

CA Labor Laws,

DLSE, CalOSHA & Workers' Comp

GO TO THE SITE

DLSE

Department of Labor Standards Enforcement

AKA the Labor Commissioner's Office

Wage Protections

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EDD

Employment Development Department

Unemployment & Disability Insurance, Paid Family Leave

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