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Wage Orders for Particular Industries

  • Does an Industry Wage Order Apply?

    Determining the intent of the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) regarding the application of a wage order to the particular job the person is doing. For example, particular wage orders apply to the categories below.

  • Does an Occupational Wage Order Apply?

    Except for state employees, Wage Order No 4-2001 covers the “professional, technical, clerical, mechanical, and similar occupations,” which includes professional, semiprofessional, managerial, supervisorial, laboratory, research, technical, clerical, office work, and mechanical occupations.[1]See California Code of Regulations, Title 8, § 11040(2)(O)

  • Enforcement of Wage Orders

    In lieu of the administrative remedies provided by the Labor Code for collection of unpaid wages and enforcement of wage and hour laws, an aggrieved employee may maintain a civil action[2]See Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 669 vs. G.G. Fire Sprinklers, Inc. 102 Cal.App.4th 765 to collect unpaid wages or otherwise enforce his or her rights.[3]See Labor Code §§ 218, 229, 1194

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A wage dispute attorney can help determine which wage order law applies to your place of work.

Manufacturing

Certain wages apply if a person works in the manufacturing industry,[4]Calif. Code of Regulations § 11010 which includes anyone preparing, producing, making, altering, repairing, finishing, processing, inspecting, handling, assembling, wrapping, bottling, or packaging goods, articles, or commodities such as electronic products, lumber products, sheet metal shops, shipbuilding, etc.

Cal. Wage Order No 1-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 1-2001 (Spanish)

Personal Service

Personal service industry workers have specific minimum wages, for those engaged in the care, cleansing, or beautification of body, skin, nails, hair, personal appearance or health, including beauty salons, schools, barber shops, mortuaries, health clubs and sun tanning parlors[5]Calif. Code of Regulations § 11020 the following wage orders apply:

Cal. Wage Order No 2-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 2-2001 (Spanish)

Canning, Freezing, Preserving

If you work in canning[6]Calif. Code of Regulations § 11030 soups, cooking, curing freezing, pickling, salting, bottling, preserving, or otherwise processing any fruits or vegetables, seafood, meat, poultry, or rabbit for the purpose of preservation, a wage dispute attorney could help you.

Cal. Wage Order No 3-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 3-2001 (Spanish)

Public Housekeeping

The public housekeeping industry has different wages associated with persons working providing meals, housing or maintenance services.[7]Calif. Code of Regulations § 11050 A wage dispute attorney can help you. It does not matter if the work is a primary business or if this type of work is incidental to other work in the establishment which is not covered by an industry wage order.

Cal. Wage Order No 5-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 5-2001 (Spanish)

Laundry, Linen Supply, Dry Cleaning Jobs

A wage order applies to those working in the laundry industry, which includes linen supply, dry cleaning, dyeing or any other establishment where workers wash, iron, clean, refresh, restore, press, dye, store, fumigate, mothproof, waterproof fabrics of any kind including clothing, hats, draperies, curtains, rugs, furs or leather goods.  Also included are those who work at self-service laundries, collection, distribution or storage.[8]Calif. Code of Regulations § 11060

Cal. Wage Order No 6-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 6-2001 (Spanish)

Mercantile

Certain minimum wages apply to workers in the mercantile industry, which are generally business buying and selling or renting goods or commodities.[9]Calif. Code of Regulations § 11070 Retail stores, auctions, agents, brokers, telephone soliciting, trading stamp redemption stores, and wholesale houses are covered. Also required are suitable seats[10]See Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (2016) 63 Cal.4th 1, 8, 11–24. See also Bright v. 99¢ Only Stores (2010) 189 Cal.4th1472, 1477–1479.

Cal. Wage Order No 7-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 7-2001 (Spanish)

Broadcasting & Motion Picture

The broadcasting industry has specific minimum wages and working condition standards.  Any company or establishment with workers who broadcast or tape through radio or TV falls under the wage orders.

Cal. Wage Order No 11-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 11-2001 (Spanish)

Household Occuptions

Workers who maintain or care for a private household or its premises are entitled to protection of wages. This means butlers, chauffeurs, companions, cooks, day workers, gardeners, graduate nurses, grooms, housecleaners, housekeepers, maids, nurses, tutors, valets, etc.

Cal. Wage Order No 15-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 15-2001 (Spanish)

Transportation

Wages and working conditions for workers in the transportation industry who work by conveying people things by railway, highway, by air or by water. the wage order also applies to workers in warehouses, parking, rental, and the maintenance of vehicles.

Cal. Wage Order No 9-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 9-2001 (Spanish)

Agricultural Occupations

Agricultural workers in California benefit from wage orders and working condition rules. Note that workers who are handling products after harvest use Wage Order No 8.  Preparation of agricultural products on the farm for market is covered by Wage Order No 13. For example, a worker who harvests prunes from trees, which are moved to fixed structures are covered by Order No 14 but workers who process them are covered by Order No 13.[11]Bains v. Dept. of Industrial Relations (2016) 244 Cal.4th 1120, 1129–1135

Cal. Wage Order No 13-2001 (English)
Cal. Wage Order No 14-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 13-2001 (Spanish)
Cal. Wage Order No 14-2001 (Spanish)

Amusement & Recreation

People who work in the amusement and recreation industry are those who work to furnish entertainment or recreation to the public. This includes dance halls, skating rings, racetracks, amusement parks, swimming pools, gymnasium, golf courses, carnivals, music studios, tennis courts, etc.

Cal. Wage Order No 10-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 10-2001 (Spanish)

Amusement & Recreation

People who work in the amusement and recreation industry are those who work to furnish entertainment or recreation to the public. This includes dance halls, skating rings, racetracks, amusement parks, swimming pools, gymnasium, golf courses, carnivals, music studios, tennis courts, etc.

Cal. Wage Order No 10-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 10-2001 (Spanish)

Construction, Drilling, Logging, Mining

Certain on-site occupations such as those workers doing construction, or drilling, or who are in the logging or mining industries have particular wage requirements covered in Order No. 16.

Cal. Wage Order No 16-2001 (English)

Cal. Wage Order No 16-2001 (Spanish)

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