{"data":{"id":"us-ca/lab-50.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"LAB § 50.5","heading":"","body":"One of the functions of the Department of Industrial Relations is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.","path":["Labor Code - LAB","DIVISION 1. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS [50. - 182.]","CHAPTER 1. General Powers and Duties [50. - 64.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"b560f38bf0f2c93caa4861e8a82611b3cad54ccf05e106cb64ea240ba7ae3954","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/lab-50","next":"us-ca/lab-50.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}