The Department enforces the Council's policies that stimulate the fair and equitable involvement of Oakland Businesses, Workers, and Residents. California's labor laws protect all workers, regardless of immigration status.The employer defense attorneys at Bay Oak Law counsel businesses throughout the Bay Area on compliance with wage and hour laws. The employment law team of Spencer Young Law in Oakland are experts in the California Labor Code and the ins and outs of PAGA. To file a complaint, an employee must complete complaint questionnaire and submit it along with copies of check stubs. Under California law, employees are to be paid one and a half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over eight in a day and 40 in a workweek. Laws at both the state and federal level make it illegal for employers to discriminate against their employees on the basis of many different categories. Requires organizations with two to 19 employees on a group health plan to offer COBRA. California Continuation of Benefits Replacement Act. Explore the latest California labor laws affecting employers and employees.