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Cal. Labor Code § 21 (2026)

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“Labor Commissioner” means Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2023 · leading case: Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp. of California, 411 P.3d 528 (Cal. 2018).

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Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp. of California, 411 P.3d 528 (Cal. 2018). “Because the question at issue here is expressly resolved in plaintiff's favor by the DLSE's enforcement policy, we must determine at the outset whether the DLSE's enforcement policy is controlling, and that question requires us to consider whether the policy is a void…”

Caliber Bodyworks, Inc. v. Superior Court, 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9988 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “) 2 The Labor Commissioner is chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (Lab. Code, § 21), a division of the Department of Industrial Relations (Lab.”

Tidewater Marine W., Inc. v. Bradshaw, 927 P.2d 296 (Cal. 1996). “(Lab. Code, §§ 21, 61, 95, 98-98.7, 1193.5.”

Gonzalez v. Downtown LA Motors CA2/2, 215 Cal. App. 4th 36 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “” 3 We granted applications for leave to file amicus curiae briefs on behalf of plaintiffs by the California Employment Lawyers Association, and on behalf of DTLA by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), the California New Car Dealers Association, the Alliance of…”

Creighton v. City of Livingston, 628 F. Supp. 2d 1199 (E.D. Cal. 2009). “See Cal. Lab. Code §§ 21 , 79. Accordingly, section 98.”

Plumbing, Heating & Piping Employers Council v. Quillin, 64 Cal. App. 3d 215 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976). “bor Law Enforcement (now Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, hereafter Division) was never a party, argues that to disallow attorney’s fees on this mere formality would place form above substance and defeat the objective of section 800, and that the Labor Commissioner may…”

Lujan v. S. California Gas Co., 7 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1270 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002). “(Lab. Code, §§ 21, 61, 95, 98-98.7, 1193.5.”

California Restaurant Assn. v. Henning, 27 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 698 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985). “(Lab. Code, §§ 21, 56-57, 79.) 1 The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement is responsible for enforcing orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission and for administering minimum labor standards concerning wages, hours, and working conditions.”

Lemm v. Ecolab (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “(Lab. Code, §§ 21, 61, 95, 98 et seq., 1193.”

In re Uber Tech. Wage & Hour Cases (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “(Lab. Code, §§ 21, 79.) We will use the terms DLSE and Labor Commissioner interchangeably.”

Hestand v. Saunders, 101 Cal. Rptr. 2d 909 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “(Lab. Code §§ 21, 61, 95, 98-98.7, 1193.5.”

Prieto v. Rivero, 95 Cal. App. 3d 275 (Cal. Ct. App. 1979). “(Lab. Code, § 21.) Labor Code section 98.4 has always read: “The Labor Commissioner may, upon the request of a claimant financially unable to afford counsel, represent such claimant in the de novo proceedings provided for in Section 98.”

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