Enforcement Tools

Private Attorney General Act (PAGA)

Authorizes aggrieved employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the State of California for Labor Code violations.

District Attorney Workers 

Compensation Fraud Program

Grant funding from the Department of Insurance to District Attorneys to prosecute workers’ compensation premium fraud

AB 1701

(CA Labor Code 218.7)

Authorizes labor-management organizations to file direct legal actions against general contractors for subcontractor labor violations

Labor Commissioner -

Bureau of Field Enforcement (BOFE)

Strategic partnership to ensure compliance with labor laws on private construction projects

Labor Commissioner - 

Public Work Unit

Ensure compliance of prevailing wage and apprenticeship laws on public works projects