Wage and Hour Violations

Some employers need to have employees on call so they can have them report in for work when they’re needed. From a federal standpoint, employees are only considered on-call if they have to remain at the place of business. California law provides a bit more protection...

You recently moved to California and you got a job in which you collect tips. Perhaps you work at a cafe, a restaurant or a bar. In other states where you've lived before, you know that the minimum wage for tipped employees can be very low. They still have to make the...

California has some of the most employer-friendly laws in the country. However, employers too often don’t fully understand and/or abide by them, and employees may not realize that they’ve been cheated out of money they earned.  When employers don’t comply with the...

As an employee, there are times when you are on or off the clock. You usually need to clock into your shift and clock out at certain times. Working while you’re off the clock is not legal, because it means that you won’t be paid for the work that you do....

As an hourly worker, you deserve compensation for your time on the job. You may not have a promise of a specific number of hours each week, which can make budgeting to pay your bills more difficult. However, at the very least, you should be able to depend on receiving...

As an hourly worker in California, you only receive compensation for the time when you are present at your place of employment performing work. Unlike a salaried employee, you cannot always predict what your income will be from week to week if your schedule changes....

Have you ever had an employer tell you that you’re not supposed to discuss your wages with other employees? They may act as if you earn more and so the other employees would be jealous, for instance, or they may just make a blanket statement to the effect of “that’s...

Federal law establishes the right to overtime pay, and California has state laws that entitle workers to overtime wages in several additional scenarios. However, quite a few employees will work long hours and have weeks that extend well past 40 hours without any kind...

If you are a worker in the State of California and you think you have suffered wage theft, then you need to file a wage claim. When you file a wage claim with the Labor Commissioner’s Office, you are taking the first step in the process of collecting all unpaid wages...

While we may all take our lunch break for granted, the truth is that federal law doesn't require our employer to permit one. In reality, it's only state laws that mandate lunch breaks. Each state is a little different in its mandates, so just because you may be...