Wage and Hour Violations

California workers have many protections that aren’t present in other states. Some of these have to do with their rights to meal periods. The labor laws here require employers to provide these for adult workers as long as they work a certain number of hours per...

With all of the scrutiny that California employers are under, you would think that wage theft would be on the decline. However, the opposite is true. According to a recent study, wage theft has doubled between 2014 and 2023, especially in urban areas. It’s estimated...

Those who work on a seasonal basis play a crucial role in California’s economy, particularly in sectors like agriculture, tourism and retail. Despite your temporary status as a seasonal employee, all California workers have rights. If your employer says otherwise – it...

Anyone can fall victim to wage theft. Some employers will look for ways to avoid paying their workers what they’re owed. However, there are some industries where wage theft is more likely to happen, and certain demographics are the victims. A $50 million problem...

Employees sometimes think that they have to report to work when they’re sick. That means that everyone they’re working with and coming into contact with are at risk of getting sick if the issue is contagious.  To address this and give workers a chance to recover when...

Employers who are inclined to steal wages from their employees and commit other employment law violations count on the fact that the vast majority of workers simply trust their employers to “do the right thing” or don’t know their rights. To protect yourself from...

California, a beacon of workforce innovation, suffers a glaring disparity in its booming science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) sector: a gender wage gap. Women make as many significant contributions to STEM fields as their male counterparts, but their...

If your employer lowers your pay rate, it can feel very frustrating and unfair. You took the job because you thought you’d be earning a certain hourly wage or a specific salary. Now that is being changed, but you are likely expected to do the same duties that you...

Rounding an employee’s time clock hours to the next set increment has been a long-standing practice that made bookkeeping and accounting easier on the employer. It was also reflective of the fact that time clocks were once more primitive in nature, so the practice was...

Some employers believe that they can prohibit their employees from talking about how much they’re paid. They may try to prohibit them from asking their coworkers about their pay rates or bringing it up themselves. They simply want to put an end to all of these...