Wage Claims Investigator

The California Department of Industrial Relations is dedicated to ensuring just pay and promoting economic justice in the workplace. The Wage Claims Investigator will investigate claims, interview workers, and educate the public on labor laws to support compliance with wage and hour regulations.

Responsibilities

• Proactively investigates claims to evaluate compliance with the law
• Interviews workers
• Holds settlement conferences to resolve disputes prior to adjudication of claims
• Gathers relevant facts and applies theories of liabilities in order to assess violations
• Educates the public on labor laws
• Performs a wide variety of duties involving enforcement of wage and hour laws in the WCA program

Skills

• Applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility
• To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin
• Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered
• Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available)
• The following items are required to be submitted with your application: Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required

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