Which agency decides on claims of unpaid wages?

Which agency decides on claims of unpaid wages?

• A. Wage Claim Adjudication
• B. Public Works
• C. Bureau of Field Enforcement
• D. Retaliation Complaint Investigations

Answer: (A)

Wage disputes are resolved by the Wage Claim Adjudication process within the Labor Commissioner’s office, part of California’s Department of Industrial Relations. When a worker files for unpaid wages, this unit reviews the claim, gathers evidence, may hold hearings, and issues the decision on what is owed. Other units have enforcement or investigation roles but do not make the final wage-claim determination: Public Works focuses on prevailing wages on government projects; the Bureau of Field Enforcement enforces wage and hour laws and conducts investigations; retaliation complaint investigations handle claims of retaliation. So the Wage Claim Adjudication unit is the appropriate body to decide unpaid wage claims.

Wage disputes are resolved by the Wage Claim Adjudication process within the Labor Commissioner’s office, part of California’s Department of Industrial Relations. When a worker files for unpaid wages, this unit reviews the claim, gathers evidence, may hold hearings, and issues the decision on what is owed. Other units have enforcement or investigation roles but do not make the final wage-claim determination: Public Works focuses on prevailing wages on government projects; the Bureau of Field Enforcement enforces wage and hour laws and conducts investigations; retaliation complaint investigations handle claims of retaliation. So the Wage Claim Adjudication unit is the appropriate body to decide unpaid wage claims.