--- title: Which California Agencies Have a Labor Compliance Program url: https://wellstanding.com/data/california-labor-compliance-programs/ description: Which California agencies have a DIR-approved labor compliance program: all 195 on DIR's list, with approval dates and what an approved program exempts. updated: 2026-10-23 type: data publisher: WellStanding Certified Payroll --- # Which California agencies have a DIR-approved labor compliance program This page copies [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp), marks the four legacy programs, and says plainly what an approved program does and does not change for your certified payroll. DIR data as of October 22, 2026 The short answer DIR's approved list, data as of October 22, 2026, has 195 labor compliance programs, including the four legacy programs of Caltrans, the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District and the County of Sacramento. Only those four are on DIR's exemption list; the other 191 do not by themselves end your direct filing with DIR. - [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp) had 195 entries as of October 22, 2026, and 91 of them show the same approval date, September 1, 2011. - Four entries are the legacy programs of Caltrans, the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District and the County of Sacramento, the only programs on [DIR's eCPR exemption list](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/eCPR_exemptions.html). - DIR says that as of 2016 labor compliance programs were required only for public works projects funded by Proposition 84 and certain older projects under a handful of other statutes, and that it also oversees four legacy programs approved before 2000 ([DIR labor compliance programs page](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp.asp)). - In answer to a question that names a labor compliance program, DIR's FAQ says submitting certified payroll records to other agencies does not fulfill the requirement to submit them to the Labor Commissioner ([DIR certified payroll FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/FAQ-certified-payroll-reporting.html)). - [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp) carries this note on 5 entries, among them the City of San Diego and the University of California: "Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014". 195programs on DIR's list 4legacy programs on DIR's exemption list 91show the same approval date, September 1, 2011 ## What an approved program does and does not do - **What it is.** The statute defines a labor compliance program as one approved by the Director of Industrial Relations ([Labor Code 1771.5(c)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1771.5)), and DIR describes the awarding body programs it approves as ones that monitor and enforce prevailing wage requirements on public works projects ([DIR labor compliance programs page](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp.asp)). By statute a program includes requirements that contractors and subcontractors maintain and furnish a certified copy of each weekly payroll containing a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury, that the awarding body review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records, and that it withhold contract payments when payroll records are delinquent or inadequate ([Labor Code 1771.5(b)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1771.5)). - **Who needs one.** DIR says that as of 2016 labor compliance programs were required only for public works projects funded by Proposition 84 and certain older projects under a handful of other statutes, and that DIR also oversees four legacy programs approved before 2000 ([DIR labor compliance programs page](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp.asp)). - **What it can exempt.** DIR says projects under a legacy program may be exempted from furnishing certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner, and its [exemptions page](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/eCPR_exemptions.html) names the four. The statute lets the Labor Commissioner exempt a project when the awarding body has enforced an approved program on all public works projects under its authority, except those deemed exempt under subdivision (a) of Labor Code 1771.5, continuously since December 31, 2011 ([Labor Code 1771.4(b)(1)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1771.4)). The statute also lets the Labor Commissioner exempt a project when the awarding body has entered into a collective bargaining agreement that binds all contractors performing work on the project and includes a mechanism for resolving disputes about the payment of wages ([Labor Code 1771.4(b)(2)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1771.4)). [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp) describes its awarding body programs as approved for current projects funded by Proposition 84 and certain pre-2012 projects that remain subject to an LCP requirement, and the four legacy programs as approved for all of their projects. - **Notes DIR adds to entries.** [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp) adds a note to 5 entries (City of San Diego, County of Ventura Dept of Public Works and County Watershed, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, San Mateo County Transit District & Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (SamTrans) and University of California): "Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014". It does not say what CMU means or whether the approval still covers current projects, so ask the awarding body before you assume the program applies to your project. The four legacy entries carry a different DIR note, on the status of their exemption application. - **What it does not do.** DIR's [certified payroll FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/FAQ-certified-payroll-reporting.html) asks whether you still submit to DIR when you submit to a union, the prime contractor, the awarding body or a labor compliance program, and answers yes. DIR's exemption list names none of the other 191 entries. - **What is not on the list.** DIR says it does not approve or regulate any other labor compliance programs, compliance monitoring programs or consultants. Payroll portals are not programs: LCPtracker, for example, describes itself as [labor compliance and certified payroll software](https://www.lcptracker.com/). See [which portal each agency uses](https://wellstanding.com/data/california-awarding-body-certified-payroll-portals/). ## Who is on the list By the words in their names, about 124 of the 195 entries are reclamation districts, water, sanitation and utility districts, or school districts and offices of education. The table groups programs by the words in each name, so the groups are a guide and not DIR's own classification: | Type of program | Entries | | --- | --- | | Water, sanitation and utility districts | 55 | | Reclamation districts | 38 | | School districts and offices of education | 31 | | Cities | 31 | | Conservation districts, nonprofits and others | 15 | | Counties | 8 | | Community college districts and colleges | 8 | | Transit agencies | 4 | | State agencies | 3 | | Universities | 2 | 91 of the 195 entries show an approval date of September 1, 2011. The newest approval is San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, April 27, 2026. 160 entries say they use an outside contract administrator (counting both spellings on DIR's list, "contract administrator" and "contractor administrator"), so ask the awarding body where payroll goes. ## Every program on DIR's list Click a column heading to sort. The last column counts projects in WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data, as of October 18, 2026 (registrations from June 26, 2026 on). Collection paused from July 7 to September 3, 2026, so the counts are a floor. A blank means we found no registry body under that name, not zero projects. | Program, as DIR lists it | City | Approved | Projects in our collection | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alameda County Public Works Agency (ACPWA) | Hayward | January 5, 2010 | 2 | | Alta Vista School District | Porterville | September 1, 2011 | | | Alvord Unified School District | Corona | September 1, 2011 | | | Antelope Valley CCD | Lancaster | September 1, 2011 | | | Antelope Valley Transit Authority | Lancaster | September 1, 2011 | 1 | | Arvin Community Services District | Arvin | March 10, 2016 | | | Atwater Elementary School District | Atwater | September 1, 2011 | | | Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District | Bethel Island | September 8, 2014 | | | Brannan-Andrus Levee Maintenance District | Walnut Grove | September 1, 2011 | | | Calaveras County Water District | San Andreas | October 22, 2013 | | | Caliente Union School District | Caliente | July 10, 2023 | | | California Department of Parks and Recreation | Sacramento | September 1, 2011 | | | California Department of Water Resources | Sacramento | September 1, 2011 | 2 | | California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles | January 29, 2013 | | | California Trout, Inc. | San Francisco | October 30, 2018 | | | Camrosa Water District | Camarillo | September 18, 2018 | 3 | | Carlsbad Municipal Water District | Carlsbad | February 23, 2016 | | | Cerritos College | Norwalk | November 17, 2010 | | | City of Arvin | Arvin | September 1, 2011 | | | City of Carson | Carson | March 10, 2016 | 1 | | City of Clovis | Clovis | February 8, 2013 | 5 | | City of Culver City | Culver City | July 1, 2021 | | | City of Delano | Delano | September 1, 2011 | | | City of El Monte | El Monte | June 26, 2013 | 2 | | City of Encinitas | Encinitas | May 7, 2021 | 3 | | City of Escalon | Escalon | March 21, 2012 | 1 | | City of Escondido Utilities Department | Escondido | June 9, 2020 | | | City of Fort Bragg | Fort Bragg | September 15, 2014 | 2 | | City of Fresno [Requirements: City of Fresno - Capital Projects Dept.](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/city-of-fresno-capital-projects-dept/) | Fresno | September 1, 2011 | 11 | | City of Glendale | Glendale | March 22, 2013 | 3 | | City of Live Oak | Live Oak | December 29, 2009 | | | City of Long Beach | Long Beach | May 13, 2020 | 15 | | City of Los Angeles Contract Administration Legacy program DIR's note: Status of LCP exemption application: Approval granted. [Requirements: City of Los Angeles](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/city-of-los-angeles/) | Los Angeles | July 15, 1995 | 88 | | City of Manteca | Manteca | October 30, 2023 | 4 | | City of McFarland | McFarland | April 6, 2016 | 1 | | City of Monterey Park | Monterey Park | April 25, 2018 | | | City of Oxnard | Oxnard | February 4, 2015 | 4 | | City of Pasadena | Pasadena | January 22, 2020 | 5 | | City of Perris | Perris | September 1, 2011 | | | City of Porterville | Porterville | January 24, 2014 | | | City of Sacramento, Public Works Contract Administration | Sacramento | September 1, 1995 | | | City of Salinas | Salinas | September 1, 2011 | 3 | | City of San Diego DIR's note: Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014. [Requirements: City of San Diego](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/city-of-san-diego/) | San Diego | December 29, 2009 | 45 | | City of San Joaquin | San Joaquin | March 29, 2016 | | | City of San Marcos | San Marcos | September 10, 2020 | 4 | | City of Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa | September 1, 2011 | 2 | | City of South Lake Tahoe [Requirements: City of South Lake Tahoe](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/city-of-south-lake-tahoe/) | South Lake Tahoe | March 12, 2013 | 9 | | City of Susanville | Susanville | September 6, 2019 | | | City of Willits | Willits | April 30, 2019 | | | County of Fresno, Department of Public Works & Planning | Fresno | July 14, 2017 | 1 | | County of Marin | San Rafael | September 11, 2013 | 6 | | County of Sacramento Labor Compliance Program Legacy program DIR's note: Status of LCP exemption application: Approved. [Requirements: County of Sacramento](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/county-of-sacramento/) | Sacramento | July 15, 1995 | 24 | | County of San Mateo | Redwood City | October 1, 2024 | 2 | | County of Ventura Dept of Public Works and County Watershed DIR's note: Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014 | Ventura | September 1, 2011 | | | Cutler Public Utility District | Cutler | April 16, 2013 | | | Cuyama Community Service District | New Cuyama | September 1, 2011 | | | Del Norte Resource Conservation District | Smith River | September 25, 2013 | | | Delta Diablo Sanitation District | Antioch | April 18, 2014 | | | Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Legacy program DIR's note: Status of LCP exemption application: Approval granted. [Requirements: Caltrans](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/caltrans/) | Sacramento | July 15, 1990 | 69 | | Ducks Unlimited | Rancho Cordova | September 20, 2012 | | | East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority | Santee | October 3, 2022 | | | East Valley Water District | Highland | January 17, 2019 | 2 | | El Monte Union High School District | El Monte | October 25, 2010 | 2 | | Elk Grove Unified School District | Elk Grove | June 9, 2003 | 2 | | Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District | Lake Elsinore | February 10, 2021 | 1 | | Grossmont Union High School District | La Mesa | September 1, 2011 | 1 | | Gualala River Watershed Council | Gualala | July 13, 2016 | | | Hope Elementary School District | Porterville | September 1, 2011 | | | Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District | Eureka | October 21, 2013 | | | Inland Empire Utilities Agency | Chino | September 18, 2018 | 3 | | Jackson Valley Water District | Ione | September 1, 2011 | | | Kern Water Bank Authority | Bakersfield | February 4, 2015 | | | Lake Don Pedro Community Services District | La Grange | September 17, 2015 | | | Lake of the Woods Mutual Water | Frazier Park | September 9, 2014 | | | Le Grand Community Services District | Le Grand | August 8, 2016 | | | Le Grand Union High School District | Le Grand | September 1, 2011 | | | Lebec County Water District | Lebec | January 12, 2016 | | | Liberty Elementary School District | Tulare | September 1, 2011 | | | Live Oak School District | Santa Cruz | September 1, 2011 | | | Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) [Requirements: LACCD](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/laccd/) | Los Angeles | July 19, 2004 | 12 | | Los Angeles County Department of Public Works DPW- Architectural Engineering Division | Alhambra | September 1, 2011 | | | Los Angeles County Sanitation District Number 2 | Whittier | July 20, 2016 | | | Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Los Angeles | September 1, 2011 | 5 | | Los Angeles Unified School District Legacy program DIR's note: Status of LCP exemption application: Approval granted. [Requirements: LAUSD](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/lausd/) | Los Angeles | December 27, 1996 | 22 | | Lucerne Valley School District | Lucerne Valley | September 1, 2011 | | | Manteca Unified School District | Manteca | September 1, 2011 | | | Mattole Restoration Council | Petrolia | September 1, 2011 | | | Mission Springs Water District | Desert Hot Springs | August 7, 2014 | 6 | | Mojave Water Agency | Apple Valley | August 23, 2005 | | | Montara Water and Sanitary District | Montara | September 1, 2011 | | | Monterey Park Tract Community Services District | Ceres | September 1, 2011 | | | Moulton Niguel Water District [Requirements: Moulton Niguel Water District](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/moulton-niguel-water-district/) | Laguna Hills | March 10, 2016 | 7 | | Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority DIR's note: Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014 | Los Angeles | July 7, 2008 | | | Oak Grove School District | San Jose | September 1, 2011 | 2 | | Oakland Unified School District | Oakland | April 4, 2003 | 2 | | Oildale Mutual Water Company | Bakersfield | November 6, 2013 | | | Ojai Valley Land Conservancy | Ojai | November 15, 2013 | | | Olivenhain Municipal Water District | Encinitas | September 1, 2011 | 1 | | Orange County Public Works [Requirements: County of Orange/OC Public Works](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/county-of-orange-oc-public-works/) | Santa Ana | March 21, 2014 | 16 | | Orange County Sanitation District | Fountain Valley | April 25, 2018 | 5 | | Orange County Water District | Fountain Valley | September 16, 2014 | 3 | | Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District | Royal Oaks | January 29, 2020 | | | Palm Springs Unified School District | Palm Springs | October 19, 2010 | 5 | | Palo Verde Community College District | Blythe | September 1, 2011 | | | Panoche Drainage District | Firebaugh | October 2, 2019 | | | Panoche Water District | Firebaugh | September 13, 2016 | | | Pinon Pines M.W.D. | Frazier Park | September 1, 2011 | | | Planada Community Services District | Planada | June 10, 2015 | | | Pleasant Valley Mutual Water Company | Camarillo | May 26, 2021 | | | Point Arena Elementary School District | Point Arena | September 1, 2011 | | | Point Arena High School District | Point Arena | September 1, 2011 | | | Rancho California Water District | Temecula | September 10, 2012 | 3 | | Reclamation District 1 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 150 | Clarksburg | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 1607 | Pittsburg | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 1614 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2025 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2026 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2028 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2029 | Woodbridge | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2033 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2037 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2041 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2042 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2044 | Woodbridge | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2059 | Oakley | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2060 | Menlo Park | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2065 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2068 | Dixon | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2089 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2090 | Roseville | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2098 | Dixon | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2113 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2115 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2126 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 2137 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 3 | Walnut Grove | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 404 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 524 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 544 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 548 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 551 | Courtland | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 756 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 773 | Stockton | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 799 | Bethel Island | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 800 | Byron | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District 830 | Oakley | September 1, 2011 | | | Reclamation District No. 1601 | Sacramento | September 16, 2021 | | | Reclamation District No. 2119 | Stockton | August 7, 2019 | | | Red Bluff Union Elementary School District | Red Bluff | December 29, 2009 | | | Redlands Unified School District [Requirements: Redlands Unified School District](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/redlands-unified-school-district/) | Redlands | September 1, 2011 | 15 | | Redondo Beach Unified School District | Redondo Beach | March 5, 2004 | 1 | | Redwood Forest Foundation Inc. (RFFI) | Fort Bragg | July 22, 2014 | | | Rialto Unified School District [Requirements: Rialto Unified School District - Purchasing Services](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/rialto-unified-school-district-purchasing-services/) | Rialto | March 25, 2003 | 7 | | Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District | Escondido | May 22, 2017 | 1 | | Rio Linda/ Elverta Water District | Rio Linda | September 1, 2011 | | | River Partners | Chico | January 2, 2014 | | | Riverside Community College District | Riverside | September 1, 2011 | 2 | | Rocklin Unified School District | Rocklin | February 10, 2004 | | | Root Creek Water District | Fresno | October 8, 2012 | | | San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District | San Bernardino | April 27, 2026 | | | San Diego Water Authority | San Diego | September 1, 2011 | | | San Elijo Joint Powers Authority | Cardiff | September 1, 2011 | | | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) [Requirements: BART](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/bart/) | Oakland | September 1, 2011 | 7 | | San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement [Requirements: City and County of San Francisco](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/city-and-county-of-san-francisco/) | San Francisco | December 21, 2012 | 17 | | San Gabriel Valley Water Company | El Monte | June 7, 2013 | | | San Mateo County Transit District & Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (SamTrans) DIR's note: Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014 | San Carlos | February 25, 2010 | | | Sanctuary Forest | Whitehorn | September 1, 2011 | | | Sanger Unified School District | Sanger | September 1, 2011 | | | Santa Cruz County Dept Public Works | Santa Cruz | September 1, 2011 | | | Santa Margarita Water District [Requirements: Santa Margarita Water District](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/santa-margarita-water-district/) | Rancho Santa Margarita | September 1, 2011 | 12 | | Saugus Unified School District | Santa Clarita | September 1, 2011 | | | Sonoma Land Trust | Santa Rosa | February 13, 2017 | | | South Coast Water District | Laguna Beach | September 13, 2016 | 1 | | South Orange County Community College District | Mission Viejo | September 1, 2011 | 5 | | Stinson Beach County Water District | Stinson Beach | October 14, 2014 | | | Tehama County Resource Conservation District | Red Bluff | April 22, 2013 | | | The Trustees of the California State University | Long Beach | November 6, 2003 | 35 | | Trabuco Canyon Water District | Trabuco Canyon | September 1, 2011 | 1 | | Tulare County Office of Education | Visalia | September 1, 2011 | | | Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District | Sonora | November 13, 2015 | | | Tuolumne Utilities District | Sonora | September 1, 2011 | 3 | | University of California DIR's note: Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014 | Oakland | August 11, 2003 | 144 | | Upland Unified School District | Upland | May 8, 2003 | 1 | | Vaughn Mutual Water Company | Bakersfield | March 7, 2014 | | | Ventura County Community College District | Camarillo | September 1, 2011 | 3 | | Ventura County Office of Education | Camarillo | September 1, 2011 | | | Victor Valley Community College District [Requirements: VICTOR VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/victor-valley-community-college-district/) | Victorville | September 1, 2011 | 7 | | Watts Labor Community Action Committee | Los Angeles | September 18, 2018 | | | West Basin Municipal Water District | Carson | September 18, 2014 | 1 | | Western Municipal Water District | Riverside | September 1, 2011 | 2 | | Westside Union School District | Quartz Hill | April 10, 2003 | | | Wildlands Conservancy | Jenner | June 13, 2017 | | | Winton Union School District | Winton | September 1, 2011 | | ## How the list is joined to our data - **Source.** [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp), copied on October 23, 2026. Contact names, phone numbers and street addresses are not kept. - **Matching.** A project counts toward a program when its awarding body has the same name, is a department of the same body (for example a public works department), is a University of California or California State University campus, or is a hand-checked alternate spelling. Anything less certain is left out. - **Coverage.** As of October 18, 2026, 66 of the 195 programs have at least one project in WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data (collection paused from July 7 to September 3, 2026). The collection starts on June 26, 2026 and has a gap, so it understates bodies. ## Your filing, whichever body you work for WellStanding prepares the WH-347 and the eCPR from the payroll export you already run, and a person reviews every filing. You review the finished filing and sign the certification in one step, and nothing is filed until you have signed. The certification is always yours; we never sign for you. The reason the certification is yours is in [Labor Code 1776(a)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1776) and [8 CCR 16401](https://www.dir.ca.gov/t8/16401.html). Download the list: [california-labor-compliance-programs.csv](https://wellstanding.com/data/california-labor-compliance-programs.csv). Cite as: WellStanding, DIR-approved labor compliance programs, DIR data as of October 22, 2026, https://wellstanding.com/data/california-labor-compliance-programs/. ## Questions **Which California agencies have a DIR-approved labor compliance program?** [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp) had 195 entries as of October 22, 2026. They include the four legacy programs, Caltrans, the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District and the County of Sacramento, and also large bodies such as BART, LA Metro and the Los Angeles Community College District. The City of San Diego and the University of California are on the list too, each with a DIR note on its approval (see the question on that note below). By the words in their names, about 124 of them are reclamation districts, water, sanitation and utility districts, or school districts and offices of education. That grouping is a guide and not DIR's own classification. The full list is in the table above. **Does an approved labor compliance program exempt me from filing certified payroll with DIR?** Not by itself. Only the four legacy programs are on DIR's current [exemption list](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/eCPR_exemptions.html), which names projects monitored by those programs and projects covered by qualifying project labor agreements. DIR's [certified payroll FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/FAQ-certified-payroll-reporting.html) answers a question that names a labor compliance program: submitting certified payroll records to other agencies does not fulfill the requirement to submit them to the Labor Commissioner. **Is LCPtracker a DIR-approved labor compliance program?** No. LCPtracker describes itself as [labor compliance and certified payroll software](https://www.lcptracker.com/), and no software appears on DIR's list. DIR says it does not approve or regulate other labor compliance programs, compliance monitoring programs or consultants ([DIR](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp.asp)). Which portal an agency uses is covered in [the portal table](https://wellstanding.com/data/california-awarding-body-certified-payroll-portals/). **What does DIR's note "approved for use on own CMU projects" mean?** It is DIR's wording on 5 entries (City of San Diego, County of Ventura Dept of Public Works and County Watershed, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, San Mateo County Transit District & Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (SamTrans) and University of California): "Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014". [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp) does not say what CMU means or whether the approval still covers current projects, and we do not guess. Ask the awarding body, or DIR at LCP@dir.ca.gov (the address on the [DIR labor compliance programs page](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp.asp)), before you assume the program applies to your project. **How do I tell if my project's awarding body has one?** Search the table above for the awarding body's name as it appears on your contract or on the DIR project record. Several bodies sit under a system-level name, such as the University of California, so try the system name too. What a program covers depends on the body and the project, so confirm in the contract documents. The [requirements pages](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/) repeat the line for bodies we track. **How current is this list?** The list is DIR's data as of October 22, 2026, copied on October 23, 2026. This page shows that copy until we copy the list again. The newest approval on it is San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, April 27, 2026. **Can I use this data?** Yes, with attribution, under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) for WellStanding's compilation. The program list itself is DIR's data from [lcplist.asp](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp). Cite it as: WellStanding, DIR-approved labor compliance programs, DIR data as of October 22, 2026, https://wellstanding.com/data/california-labor-compliance-programs/. The CSV has every row. ## Related - [Which certified payroll portal each California agency uses](https://wellstanding.com/data/california-awarding-body-certified-payroll-portals/) - [Who is exempt from certified payroll in California](https://wellstanding.com/guides/who-is-exempt-from-certified-payroll-california/) - [School district labor compliance programs](https://wellstanding.com/guides/school-district-labor-compliance-program/) - [LCPtracker vs DIR](https://wellstanding.com/guides/lcptracker-vs-dir/) - [Requirements by awarding body and county](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/) - [California public works activity, from DIR project registrations](https://wellstanding.com/data/california-public-works-activity/) ## Sources Every figure on this page links to its source where it first appears. The full list, in order: 1. [DIR's list of approved labor compliance programs](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp/lcplist.asp) dir.ca.gov 2. [DIR's eCPR exemption list](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/eCPR_exemptions.html) dir.ca.gov 3. [DIR labor compliance programs page](https://www.dir.ca.gov/lcp.asp) dir.ca.gov 4. [DIR certified payroll FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/FAQ-certified-payroll-reporting.html) dir.ca.gov 5. [Labor Code 1771.5(c)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1771.5) leginfo.legislature.ca.gov 6. [Labor Code 1771.4(b)(1)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1771.4) leginfo.legislature.ca.gov 7. [labor compliance and certified payroll software](https://www.lcptracker.com/) lcptracker.com 8. [Labor Code 1776(a)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1776) leginfo.legislature.ca.gov 9. [8 CCR 16401](https://www.dir.ca.gov/t8/16401.html) dir.ca.gov 10. 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