State & Federal Resources

State Resources:

•  CA Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)​​​​​​- Worker videos and information on recovering unpaid wages, reporting a labor violation, reporting retaliation and collecting awards.
  • Know Your Rights as Workers 
  • All workers have rights in California
  • How to File a Wage Claim
  • Report a Labor Law Violation
  • Contact the Labor Commissioner's Office
  • WAGE THEFT IS A CRIME
• CA Employment Development Department - Worker information about State of California programs:
  • Unemployment Insurance (UI)
  • Disability Insurance (DI)
  • Paid Family Leave (PFL)
• Legal Aid at Work - Over 100 fact sheets about specific areas of law, mostly related to employment law.  General employment law fact sheets include:
  • Overtime in California 
  • Minimum Wage Protections in California 
  • 12 Things Everyone Should Know About Employment Law 
  • Retaliation: Things You Should Know About Protected Workplace Rights 
• State of California Department of Justice-Human Trafficking

Federal Resources:

• U. S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division - Worker information about U.S. labor standards:
  • The right to fair pay
  • The right to take unpaid leave
  • Farm Workers' rights
  • Restaurant Workers' rights
• U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Divison- Information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)