what wage order
Wage orders contain many detailed requirements that employers are not familiar with. When an employer fails to comply with the provisions of a wage order, the employer can be sued for damages suffered by an individual employee, or by a class of employees. The penalties can be assessed for every pay period when a violation occurred, so they can add up quickly.
An order is an industry order if the title of the order. contains the word âindustry.â Otherwise, the order is an occupational order (IWC Orders 4, 14, 15, 16 and 17). Wage, hour and working condition regulations contained in an occupational. order only apply when a business is not covered by an industry order.