Protecting The Rights Of Workers
Throughout California
Sometimes workers are not paid what they are owed because of simple mistakes on the part of the employer. In other cases, employers consciously try to cheat workers out of their wages. This is called wage theft, and it happens more often than most people realize. In...
Any time an employment law violation affects many employees, there may be grounds for a class action lawsuit or another type of representative action. A class action or representative action may arise for multiple reasons, including wage and hour violations, illegal...
When it initially became law, the California Equal Pay Act was designed to protect the rights of employees whose employers engage in discriminatory wage practices based on gender. Since the Act became law, it has been updated several times, most notably in 2015 when...
In California, workers are generally entitled to compensation for non-compliant meal and rest breaks. That means, if your employer fails to provide you with required meal and rest breaks that are free of work duties, you are entitled to compensation for those missed...
In many cases, managerial positions are classified as "exempt" in terms of employment law. That means an exempt, managerial employee may not receive overtime pay the way a non-exempt, hourly employee would. Sometimes employers try to take advantage of an employee —...
Layoffs and furloughs are often used interchangeably in everyday conversations, but there is a key difference between being furloughed and being laid off. The main difference between the two is the potential to return to work. Laid-off employees are entitled to final...
If you work remotely in California, you are generally protected by the same wage and hour laws that protect employees who work on the job site itself. That is, if you are a nonexempt employee, you should be paid at least the minimum wage; you should be paid the...
Under current law, employers in California can apply for a certificate through a federal program that allows them to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. The program — known as 14(c) — dates back to 1938 and was originally meant to...
California has some of the strongest worker protection laws in the world. If you work in California and your employer has failed to provide legally compliant meal and rest breaks, you could be owed significant back pay. Meal and rest breaks are required by California...
In general, an employer is not required to compensate you for your usual daily commute to work. However, California law does require employers to provide compensation for extraordinarily long commutes due to temporary job assignments. What's the difference between a...