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Report Reveals Record-breaking Results for Labor Law Enforcement in California

LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a report released today, Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su announced that labor law enforcement under Governor Brown in the first two years of ... View More


Reminder: Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Saturday May 11 -- Audio Available

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 2 ... View More


Labor Commissioner Uncovers $1.5 Million in Wage Theft by Fresno Assisted Living Provider and Seeks to Recover Wages for Caregivers

FRESNO, Calif., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has issued citations ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Fines Contractors more than $1.8 Million for Public Works Violations at UCLA, Saddleback Community College in Orange County and G3 Charter School in San Fernando Valley

LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2013 ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Reaches Settlements Totaling over $600,000 with Four General Contractors on Public Works Jobs in Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie ... View More


Labor Commissioner Fines Contractor over $200,000 for Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Violations

LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has ordered Icon Metal Works Inc. to pay $129,562 in wa ... View More


Letter Carriers' Annual Food Drive Set for May 11 Throughout Nation

Donations Critical in This Difficult Economy; Effort Will Help Feed Needy Families in All 50 States WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Fines Garment Contractor for Wage Theft

LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has issued citations against O & K Apparel Inc. to pay $113,785 in overtime wages for 110 ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Investigation Leads to Criminal Indictment of Restaurant Owners for Wage Theft: Employees Worked but Didn't Get Paid, Additional Victims Sought

SAN DIEGO, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Califor ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Fines Construction Contractors over $300,000 for Public Works Violations on State Highway Expansion Project in Kerman

FRESNO, Calif., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Ju ... View More


Cal/OSHA Issues High Heat Advisory as Temperatures Rise Across the State

OAKLAND, Calif., March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers to protect their outdoor workers from the risk of heat illness, as temperatures in the Central Valley ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Issues over $500,000 in Citations to Restaurants

OAKLAND, Calif., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has issued citations totaling nearly $505,000 to three restaurants for minimum wage, over ... View More


California Labor Commissioner prevails in misclassification case against port trucking company

LONG BEACH, Calif., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su won a California Superior Court trial yesterday when the court ruled that Port of ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Investigation Results in Criminal Forgery, Fraud Charges against Restaurant Owners

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The owners of a restaurant in San Marcos have been charged with felony counts of workers' compensation ... View More


California employers to post annual work-related injury and illness summary

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DIR/DOSH), also known as Cal/OSHA, is ... View More


Cal/OSHA Cites Chevron Nearly $1 Million for Richmond Refinery Fire

Imposes Highest Penalties Allowed Under State Law OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA) today ... View More


Labor Commissioner Cites Southern California Warehouse over $1 Million for Wage Theft

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su today issued citations to Quetico, LLC, a Chino warehouse and distribution company, for ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Issues a Public Works Assessment for Nearly $1 million Against a Los Angeles Contractor

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has ordered Ace Cooling ... View More


California Labor Commissioner investigation results in charges against Santa Monica car wash

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A criminal complaint for conspiracy and grand theft was filed today against Wilshire West Car Wash LLC and its parent company, Maxxam ... View More


California Labor Enforcement Task Force issues stop orders for dangerous equipment at LA garment businesses

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California's Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF), a multi-agency group formed to combat the underground eco ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Reaches $339,716 Settlement for Unpaid Wages at San Francisco Restaurants, Includes Penalty if Retaliation Occurs

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su ... View More


DIR Launches New Landscape Apprenticeship Program with Alameda Point Collaborative, San Leandro Adult School

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California's Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Apprenticeship Standards ( ... View More


California Labor Commissioner assesses contractor over $1 million in penalties for public works violations

STOCKTON, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has ordered Nicodemus Plumbing & Mechanical to pay ... View More


California Labor Commissioner files $1.6 million suit seeking unpaid wages for ag workers

MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su today filed a $1.6 million lawsuit in Monterey County Superior Cour ... View More


Labor Commissioner Announces Changes to Enhance Labor Law Enforcement on Public Works Projects

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Industrial Relation's (DIR) today introduced the new electronic Public Works PWC 100 system which allows awarding ... View More


Underground economy focus of DIR's Labor Enforcement Task Force Advisory Committee

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) on Wednesday engaged industry and labor in an in-depth discussion about California's ... View More


Cal/OSHA reminds employers to stay on the alert during high heat

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a protracted heat wave in many regions of the state over the past week that is slated to continue through this week, the California ... View More


Cal/OSHA stresses importance of taking precautions, recognizing symptoms of heat illness

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As temperatures soar into the 100s over the next several days throughout the state, the California Department of Industrial Relations' ... View More


Cal/OSHA urges employers to prepare for sizzling temperatures

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With heat waves predicted across many California regions over the next week, the California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Partners with U.S. Department of Labor; Joint Inspections Conducted in the Heart of L.A. Garment District

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su t ... View More


Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.3 Percent in July, Millennials Endure Ongoing Interruptions to Careers and More Delayed Dreams

Statement by Paul T. Conway, former Labor Department Chief of Staff and President of Generation Opportunity WASHINGTON, ... View More


12.8 Percent of Young Americans are Unemployed

Generation Opportunity supporters call White House, demand an end to policies that stifle job creation WASHINGTON, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generation Opportunity, one of the ... View More


June Unemployment Numbers Mean More Delayed Dreams and Stalled Careers for Young Americans

Statement by Paul T. Conway, former Labor Department Chief of Staff and President of Generation Opportunity WASHINGTON, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generation Opp ... View More


Cal/OSHA fines EDCO Waste and Recycling for multiple safety violations following worker injury

                                         LEMON GROVE, Calif., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Occupatio ... View More


Cal/OSHA Cites Employer Responsible for Worker Killed in Milpitas Excavation Collapse

OAKLAND, Calif., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health, also known as Cal/OSHA, today ... View More


Department of Industrial Relations partners with Watsonville Law Center to provide medical services to low-wage workers with job injuries

  OAKLAND, Calif., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the ... View More


California Labor Commissioner Reaches Settlement of Over $875,000 for Unpaid Wages

OAKLAND, Calif., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su announced a settlement today on a civil wage and penalty assessment issued by the Labor ... View More


Cal/OSHA Investigating Two suspected Heat Illness Fatalities

FRESNO, Calif., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Chief Ellen Widess ... View More


May's Unemployment Rate of 8.2 Percent Negatively Impacts Young Americans

Statement and Call to Action: Generation Opportunity President Paul T. Conway, Former Chief of Staff of The United States Department of Labor WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ ... View More


Labor Enforcement Task Force Announces Public Hotline for Complaints and Tips

OAKLAND, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California's Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF), a multiple agency collaborative effort to combat the underground economy ... View More


Cal/OSHA cites Southern California Recycling Company for multiple safety violations

OAKLAND, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) yesterday issued 36 ... View More


April Unemployment Numbers and Young Americans: Statement by Generation Opportunity President Paul T. Conway, Former Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Labor

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generation Opportuni ... View More


Survey: 70% of Voters Support Immigration Reform for Farm Workers

Western Growers Holds Press Call Highlighting New Data on National Program for Farm Labor Wednesday, March 28    IRVINE, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Call ... View More


Amalgamated Bank Marks 101st Anniversary of Triangle Factory Fire

NEW YORK, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --This Friday, March 23 Amalgamated Bank, America's Labor Bank, and its employees are joining with local New York Cit ... View More


World Social Work Day Celebrated Around The Globe Today

U.S. Congressional Social Work Caucus Marks One Year Anniversary WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While celebrations continue across the Un ... View More


Hispanic Community Rallies Against Bank of America's Attack on Minority Business

CHICAGO, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Chicago-area Hispanic community are sending a loud and clea ... View More