California Labor Guidance
Free plain-English summaries of opinion letters, administrative policies, and interpretive notices from California's labor agency, with the current status and the official source on every page.
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California IWC Orders apply to a business on federal National Forest land
A resort marina's regional accounting manager asked DLSE whether the business must comply with the California Industrial Welfare Commission Orders given its location on federal National Forest land. D…
Mechanics paid a 'flat rate hour' are not exempt from overtime as commissioned salespeople
An attorney asked DLSE to reconsider its position on overtime for auto mechanics paid on a "flat rate hour" basis, citing a municipal court decision that treated such mechanics as paid on commission a…
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These are official interpretive documents from California's labor agency: opinion letters answering questions from employers and workers, administrative policies, and interpretive notices. They show how the agency applies wage-and-hour and workplace law to real situations, but they are guidance, not statutes or court decisions, and the agency can supersede or withdraw them. Every page above shows the document's current status, when that status was last verified, and a link to the official source.