Overview: Wage and Hour Enforcement and Penalties

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Penalties may be assessed for violating the Labor Code’s wage and hour provisions. The state Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (Labor Commissioner) is charged with enforcing these laws and adjudicates wage claims.

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It is illegal for an employer and an employee to agree to a wage lower than the minimum wage.1 For more information on minimum wage, please see Minimum Wage.

Failure to pay the minimum wage subjects you to fines and imprisonment, and restitution of the wages to the employee. The Labor Commissioner can assess a civil penalty of $100 for2

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