California Labor Code

The California Labor Code, more formally known as "the Labor Code", is a collection of civil law statutes for the State of California. The code is made up of statutes which govern the general obligations and rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the State of California.

"The California Labor Code promotes and develops the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment."

Although the Labor Code is dedicated to labor laws, other codifications such as the Family Code and the Insurance Code also contain labor laws. Parallelism exists between provisions of the Labor Code and provisions of the California Government Code. The Labor Code is in English. Division of Labor Standards Enforcement released English and Spanish pre-recorded information phone lines that covered frequently asked topics.

This Division discusses the role and parameters by which the Department of Industrial Relations operates. One of the functions of the Department of Industrial Relations is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.

This Division regulates the compensation that employees earn,what hours they work, privileges and immunities of employees, agricultural labor relations, employee's wages and working conditions, licensing of talent agencies, public works and public agencies, unemployment relief in public works, car washes, health and sanitary conditions in employment, industrial homework, garment manufacturing, sheepherders and private attorneys general actions.

This Division regulates the relationship between the employer and employee, their employment contract, the obligations of the employee, the inventions made by an employee, the termination of employment and investigations of employees.

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