The California Labor Board, formerly known as the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”), is a California agency which has been mandated with the goal of investigating into and rendering decisions regarding unpaid wage claims and retaliation claims.
There are two divisions of the Labor Commissioner which each handle different types of claims. Claims brought by individual employees are handled by the Labor Board’s Wage Claims Offices, while claims that affect many workers at once are investigated into by the Bureau of Field Enforcement.
The Labor Board’s Wage Claims Offices receive complaints filed by employees (or their representatives) and attempt to resolve them through an informal hearing and then a formal hearing (if the informal hearing is unsuccessful).
The first step to filing a complaint is to know which Wage Claims Office it should be filed with. The proper office to file your Labor Board Complaint with the Wage Claim Office closest to either your residence or the location of where you worked (i.e. your employer’s address) – the reason is because this is the location where the injury occurred. However, if you file your claim with the incorrect office, that office will generally forward your Complaint to the proper local Wage Claim Office. The downside of filing in the wrong office is that it will likely take at least a few weeks, if not months, longer for your complaint to be processed by the proper local Wage Claim Office.
Below is a list of all the California Labor Board District Offices:
| Oakland (Main Headquarters) 1515 Clay Street, Suite 801 Oakland, CA 94612 More Details for the Oakland Labor Board | San Bernardino 464 W. Fourth Street, Room 348 More Details for the San Bernardino Labor Board |
| Bakersfield 7718 Meany Ave Bakersfield, CA 93308 More Details for the Bakersfield Labor Board | San Diego 7575 Metropolitan Dr., Room 210 San Diego, CA 92108 More Details for the San Diego Labor Board |
| El Centro 1550 W. Main St. El Centro, CA 92243 More Details for the El Centro Labor Board | San Francisco 455 Golden Gate Ave., 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 More Details for the San Francisco Labor Board |
| Fresno 770 E. Shaw Avenue, Ste. 222 Fresno, CA 93710 More Details for the Fresno Labor Board | San Jose 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Room 120 San Jose, CA 95113 More Details for the San Jose Labor Board |
| Long Beach 300 Oceangate, Suite 302 Long Beach, CA 90802 More Details for the Long Breach Labor Board | Santa Ana 2 MacArthur Place Suite 800 Santa Ana, CA 92707 More Details for the Santa Ana Labor Board |
| Los Angeles 320 W. Fourth Street, Suite 450 Los Angeles, CA 90013 More Details for the Los Angeles Labor Board | Santa Barbara 411 E. Canon Perdido, Room 3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 More Details for the Santa Barbara Labor Board |
| Redding 250 Hemsted Drive, 2nd Floor, Suite A Redding, CA 96002 More Details for the Redding Labor Board | Santa Rosa 50 “D” Street, Suite 360 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 More Details for the Santa Rosa Labor Board |
| Salinas 950 E. Blanco Rd., Suite 204 Salinas, CA 93901 More Details for the Salinas Labor Board | Stockton 31 E. Channel Street, Room 317 Stockton, CA 95202 More Details for the Stockton Labor Board |
| Sacramento 2031 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95825 More Details for the Sacramento Labor Board | Van Nuys 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 206 Van Nuys, CA 91401 More Details for the Van Nuys Labor Board |
| Van Nuys (Entertainment Work Permits) More Details for the Van Nuys Entertainment Labor Board |
Common Occurrences For Employees in California – You May Be Entitled To Further Compensation
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