California Government Agencies
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For more information about filing a discrimination or harassment claim in California, see our page on filing a discrimination complaint: California
Discrimination/Harassment – State Agency
Department of Fair Employment and Housing – Communication Headquarters
2218 Kausen Drive, Suite 100
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Toll Free: 800-884-1684
Phone: 916-227-0551
TDD: 800-700-2320
Fax: 916-227-2859
DFEH District Office Contact Information:
| Bakersfield District Office 4800 Stockdale Highway, Suite 215 Bakersfield, CA 93309 Telephone: (661) 395-2729 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (661) 395-2972 TTY: (800) 700-2320 | San Diego District Office 1350 Front Street, Suite 3005 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 645-2681 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (619) 645-2683 TTY: (800) 700-2320 |
| Fresno District Office 1277 E. Alluvial Avenue, Suite 101 Fresno, CA 93720 Telephone: (559) 244-4760 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (559) 244-4819 TTY: (800) 700-2320 | San Francisco District Office 1515 Clay Street, Suite 701 Oakland, CA 94612-2512 Telephone: (510) 622-2973 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (510) 622-2952 TTY: (800) 700-2320 |
| Los Angeles District Office 320 West 4th Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90013 Telephone: (213) 439-6799 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (213) 439-6715 TTY: (800) 700-2320 | San Jose District Office 111 North Market Street, Suite 810 San Jose, CA 95113-1102 Telephone: (408) 277-1277 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (408) 277-9997 TTY: (800) 700-2320 |
| Bay Area Regional Office 39141 Civic Center Drive, Suite 250 Fremont, CA 94538 | Elk Grove Office 2218 Kausen Drive, Suite 100 Elk Grove, CA 95758 |
| Oakland District Office 1515 Clay Street, Suite 701 Oakland, CA 94612-2512 Telephone: (510) 622-2941 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (510) 622-2951 TTY: (800) 700-2320 | Santa Ana District Office 2101 East 4th Street, Suite 255-B Santa Ana, CA 92705 Telephone: (714) 558-4266 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (714) 558-6461 TTY: (800) 700-2320 |
| Sacramento District Office 2000 O Street, Suite 120 Sacramento, CA 95814-5212 Telephone: (916) 445-5523 Toll-free: (800) 884-1684 FAX: (916) 323-6092 TTY: (800) 700-2320 |
Web Address: http://www.dfeh.ca.gov
Agency Information/Mission: The mission of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations, and from the perpetration of acts of hate violence.
Discrimination/Harassment – Local Offices of Federal Agency (EEOC)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
| EEOC – Fresno Local Office 1265 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 103 Fresno, CA 93711 Phone: 559-487-5793 TTY: 559-487-5837 | EEOC – San Diego Area Office 401 B Street Suite 1550 San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: 619-557-7235 TTY: 619-557-7232 |
| EEOC – Los Angeles District Office 255 E. Temple 4th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: 213-894-1000 TTY: 213-894-1121 | EEOC – San Francisco District Office 901 Market Street Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415-356-5100 TTY: 415-356-5098 |
| EEOC – Oakland Local Office 1301 Clay Street Suite 1170-N Oakland, CA 94612-5217 Phone: 510-637-3230 TTY: 510-637-3234 | EEOC – San Jose Local Office 96 North 3rd Street Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95112 Phone: 408-291-7352 TTY: 408-291-7374 |
For more information about this agency, see the EEOC section of our page on federal agencies
California Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CAL/OSHA)
455 Golden Gate Avenue – 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 703-5100
Fax: (415) 703-5114
Search for Cal/OSHA Enforcement Offices
Web Address: http://www.dir.ca.gov/occupational_safety.html
Agency Description/Mission: Cal/OSHA was created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 to enforce effective standards, assist and encourage employers to maintain safe and healthful working conditions, and to provide for enforcement, research, information, education and training in the field of occupational safety and health.
Search for Cal/OSHA Enforcement Offices
Workers’ Page
Workers’ Rights
Worker Responsibilities
How to File a Complaint with Cal/OSHA
Employment Development Department
Fresno Disability Insurance Office
2550 Mariposa Street, Room 1080A
Fresno, CA 93721
Fresno Paid Family Leave Office
855 M Street, Suite 810
Fresno, CA 93721
Stockton Disability Insurance Office
3127 Transworld Drive, Suite 150
Stockton, CA 95206
San Jose Disability Insurance Office
297 West Hedding Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Santa Barbara Disability Insurance Office
128 East Ortega Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone (Toll-Free): (800) 480-3287
TTY: (800) 563-2441
Web Address: http://www.edd.ca.gov/default.htm
Agency Description/Mission: California State Disability Insurance (SDI) is a partial wage-replacement insurance plan for California workers. The SDI program is State-mandated, and funded through employee payroll deductions. SDI provides affordable, short-term benefits to eligible workers who suffer a loss of wages when they are unable to work due to a NON WORK-RELATED illness or injury, or a medically disabling condition from pregnancy or childbirth.
Employment Development Department
800 Capitol Mall, MIC 83
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (Toll-Free in CA) (English): (800) 300-5616 / (Spanish): (800) 326-8937
Phone (Toll-Free in CA) (Chinese): (800) 547-3506 / (Vietnamese): (800) 547-2058
Phone (Toll-Free out of state): (800) 250-3913
TTY: (800) 815-9387
Web Address: http://www.edd.ca.gov/default.htm
FAQs For Claimants
Filing a Claim
A Guide to Benefits and Employment Services (English; also available in Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese)
Unemployment Insurance – Forms and Publications
Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – State Agency
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
| Bakersfield 7718 Meany Ave Bakersfield, CA 9330 661) 587-3060 | El Centro 1550 W. Main St. El Centro, CA 92243 (760) 353-0607 |
| Fresno 770 E. Shaw Avenue, Ste. 222 Fresno, CA 93710 (559) 244-5340 | Long Beach 300 Oceangate, Suite 302 Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 590-5048 |
| Los Angeles 320 W. Fourth Street, Suite 450 Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 620-6330 | Oakland 1515 Clay Street, Suite 801 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 622-3273 |
| Redding 250 Hemsted Drive 2nd Floor, Suite A Redding, CA 96001 (530) 225-2655 | Sacramento 2031 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 263-1811 |
| Salinas 1870 N. Main St., Suite 150 Salinas, CA 93906 (831) 443-3041 | San Bernardino 464 W. Fourth Street, Room 348 San Bernardino, CA 92401 (909) 383-4334 |
| San Diego 7575 Metropolitan Dr., Rm. 210 San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 220-5451 | San Francisco 455 Golden Gate Ave., 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 703-5300 DLSE2@dir.ca.gov |
| San Jose 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Room 120 San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 277-1266 | Santa Ana 605 West Santa Ana Blvd. Bldg. 28, Room 625 Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 558-4910 |
| Santa Barbara 411 E. Canon Perdido, Room 3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 568-1222 | Santa Rosa 50 “D” Street, Suite 360 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (707) 576-2362 |
| Stockton 31 E. Channel Street, Room 317 Stockton, CA 95202 (209) 948-7770 | Van Nuys 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 206 Van Nuys, CA 91401 (818) 901-5315 Walk In Service Available At This Location: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Monday and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday |
Minimum wage hotline: (888) ASK-WAGE / (888) 275-9243
E-Mail: DLSEInfo@dir.ca.gov
Web Address: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/dlse.html
How to File a Wage Claim
How to File a Claim With the Bureau of Field Enforcement (labor standards violations)
How to File a Discrimination Complaint (discrimination in violation of Labor Code)
Minimum Wage Order 2007
All California workers are entitled to workplace protection (rights of undocumented workers)
| U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ESA Wage & Hour Division East Los Angeles District Office 100 N. Barranca Street, Suite #850 West Covina, CA 91791Phone: (626) 966-0478; (626) 966-8679 Fax: (626) 966-5539 (Serving San Bernardino County and portions of Los Angeles and Riverside Counties) | U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ESA Wage & Hour Division Los Angeles District Office 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 960 Los Angeles, CA 90017-3446 Phone: (866) 487-9243; (213) 894-6375 Fax: (213) 894-6845 (Serving Kern, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties; portions of Los Angeles County) |
| U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ESA Wage & Hour Division Sacramento District Office 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1836 Sacramento, CA 95825-1886 Phone: (916) 978-6123 Fax: (916) 978-6125 | U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ESA Wage & Hour Division San Diego District Office 5675 Ruffin Road, Suite 320 San Diego, CA 92123-1362 Phone: (619) 557-5606 Fax: (619) 557-6375 (Serving Imperial, Orange, and San Diego Counties and portions of Riverside County) |
| U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ESA Wage & Hour Division San Francisco District Office 455 Market Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: (415) 744-5590 Fax: (415) 744-5088 |
For more information about this agency, see the U.S. Department of Labor section of our page on federal agencies
Division of Workers’ Compensation
| Anaheim 1065 N. PacifiCenter Drive Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 414-1801 | Marina del Rey 4720 Lincoln Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6902 (310) 482-3820 |
| San Bernardino 464 W. Fourth Street, Suite 239 San Bernardino, CA 92401-1411 (909) 383-4522 | Bakersfield 1800 30th Street, Suite 100 Bakersfield, CA 93301-1929 (661) 395-2514 |
| Oakland 1515 Clay Street, 6th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 622-2861 | San Diego 7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 202 San Diego, CA 92102-4424 (619) 767-2082 |
| Eureka 100 H Street, Room 202 Eureka, CA 95501-0481 (707) 441-5723 | Oxnard 1901 N. Rice Avenue, Suite 200 Oxnard, CA 93030 805-485-2533 |
| San Francisco 455 Golden Gate Avenue, 2nd floor San Francisco, CA 94102-7014 (415) 703-5020 | Fresno 2550 Mariposa Mall, Suite 4078 Fresno, CA 93721 (559) 445-5051 |
| Pomona 732 Corporate Center Drive Pomona, CA 91768-2653 (909) 623-4301 | San Jose 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Room 241 San Jose, CA 95113-1402 (408) 277-1292 |
| Goleta 6755 Hollister Avenue, Room 100 Goleta, CA 93117-5551 (805) 968-4158 | Redding 250 Hemsted Drive Second Floor, Ste. B Redding, CA 96002 530-225-2845 |
| Santa Ana 605 W. Santa Ana Blvd, Bldg. 28, Room 451 Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 558-4597 | Grover Beach 1562 W. Grand Avenue Grover Beach, CA 93433-2261 (805) 481-3296 |
| Riverside 3737 Main Street, Room 300 Riverside, CA 92501-3337 (951) 782-4347 | Santa Rosa 50 D Street, Room 420 Santa Rosa, CA 95404-4771 (707) 576-2452 |
| Long Beach 300 Oceangate Street, Suite 200 Long Beach, CA 90802-4304 (562) 590-5001 | Sacramento 160 Promenade Circle, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95834 916-928-3101 |
| Stockton 31 East Channel Street, Room 344 Stockton, CA 95202-2314 (209) 948-7980 | Los Angeles 320 W. 4th Street, 9th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90013-2329 (213) 576-7389 |
| Salinas 1880 North Main Street, Suite 100 Salinas, CA 93906-2037 (831) 443-3058 | Van Nuys 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 105 Van Nuys, CA 91401-3370 (818) 901-5367 |
E-Mail: dwc@dir.ca.gov
Web Address: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/
Agency Description/Mission: DWC’s mission is to minimize the adverse impact of work-related injuries on California employees and employers. DWC monitors the administration of workers’ compensation claims, and provides administrative and judicial services to assist in resolving disputes that arise in connection with claims for workers’ compensation benefits.
The California Workers’ Compensation System
Fact Sheets and Guides for Injured Workers (also available in Spanish)
Glossary of Workers’ Compensation Terms for Injured Workers
