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Office of Labor Standards Enforcement
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Office Line: (408) 678-3210
Advice Line: 1 (866) 870-7725 (Staffed by Attorneys)
Email: [email protected]
Address: 2460 N First St Suite 220, San Jose, CA 95131
Mission
The mission of the County of Santa Clara is to plan for the needs of a dynamic community, provide quality services, and promote a healthy, safe, and prosperous community for all.
Vision
A Santa Clara County with safe and respectful workplaces for all.
OLSE History
Fall 2014
Board of Supervisors adopts resolutions for Wage Theft Prevention Policy & Living Wage Ordinance
June 2017
Board of Supervisors creates the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE)
November 2017
Board of Supervisors approves initial plans for OLSE’s enforcement programs
December 2018
Board of Supervisors approves OLSE’s proposed Labor Standards Outreach and Education Initiative for worker and business outreach and education
Fall 2019
Partner with the Fair Workplace Collaborative for community-based outreach and education efforts
September 2019
Launch of the Food Permit Wage Theft Enforcement Program in the pilot areas of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and downtown San Jose
March 2020
Staff supported COVID-19 efforts in the COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center; and most labor enforcement activities suspended
September 2020
Join the District Attorney's Office's Worker Exploitation Task Force
May 2021
Launch of the County Contracts Labor Standards Enforcement Program
September 2021
Retail Food Advisory Council inaugural meeting
October 2021
Takes over and reframes County partnership with the Santa Clara University Community Law Center to more concretely focus on worker-supportive community legal clinic services
April 2022
Relaunch of the Food Permit Wage Theft Enforcement Program in pilot areas
March 2023
Food Permit Enforcement Program operational countywide