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California IWC Wage Orders
Practical Law Glossary Item w-020-1911 (Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
California IWC Wage Orders
There are 17 wage orders issued by the California Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) that apply to different employers based on the industry and occupation. The wage orders govern topics, such as:
- Minimum wage and overtime rates.
- Meal period and rest break requirements.
- Alternative workweek schedules.
- Employee recordkeeping.
- Reporting time pay.
- Uniforms and equipment.
- Change rooms and resting facilities.
- Penalties for violations.
The 17 different wage orders are:
- Wage Order 1: Manufacturing Industry.
- Wage Order 2: Personal Services Industry.
- Wage Order 3: Canning, Freezing, and Preserving Industry.
- Wage Order 4: Professional, Technical, Clerical, Mechanical, and Similar Occupations.
- Wage Order 5: Public Housekeeping Industry.
- Wage Order 6: Laundry, Linen Supply, Dry Cleaning, and Dyeing Industry.
- Wage Order 7: Mercantile Industry.
- Wage Order 8: Industries Handling Products After Harvest.
- Wage Order 9: Transportation Industry.
- Wage Order 10: Amusement and Recreation Industry.
- Wage Order 11: Broadcasting Industry.
- Wage Order 12: Motion Picture Industry.
- Wage Order 13: Industries Preparing Agricultural Products for Market, on the Farm.
- Wage Order 14: Agricultural Occupations.
- Wage Order 15: Household Occupation.
- Wage Order 16: Certain On-Site Occupations in the Construction, Drilling, Logging, and Mining Industries.
- Wage Order 17: Miscellaneous Employees.
Employers must comply with the requirements in the IWC wage order or orders applicable to their industry and occupation, as they do with other California Labor Code requirements.
The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) is the state agency empowered to enforce California's labor laws, including IWC wage orders.