"DLSE Investigations and Enforcement Employers doing business in California are well aware of the DLSE, aka the Labor Commissioner's Office, which, among other things, investigates wage and hour practices and adjudicates employees' wage theft claims. With Superbowl LX on our minds, we thought it appropriate to take a time out for a recap of the 2025 DLSE season's expansive impact on employers."
"$1.2 million settlement against a Newport Beach luxury carwash for wage violations, with payments to the 23 affected workers ranging from $8,500 to $92,800. $2.3 million citation against Los Angeles-based developers at four construction sites for violations impacting 124 construction workers involving unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation, wage statement violations, and paid sick leave. $680,000 citation against a Los Angeles-based restaurant for failure to pay 48 employees all wages owed, meal and rest break violations, and wage statement violations."
California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) enforces wage-and-hour laws and adjudicates employee wage theft claims. In 2025, the Labor Commissioner's Bureau of Field Enforcement issued more than 3,600 notices to discontinue wage and hour violations. Significant enforcement outcomes included a $1.2 million settlement with a Newport Beach luxury carwash covering 23 workers; a $2.3 million citation against Los Angeles developers across four construction sites affecting 124 workers for unpaid minimum wages, overtime, wage statement, and paid sick leave violations; and a $680,000 citation against a Los Angeles restaurant for unpaid wages, meal and rest break, and wage statement violations. The DLSE initiates actions from worker complaints and strategic industry targeting using payroll and sick leave audits, employee interviews, and site visits.
Read at California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
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