Protecting The Rights Of Workers
Throughout California
When your employer fails to pay the wages or benefits you have earned, filing a wage claim is one of the most effective ways to recover what you are owed. California law provides strong protections for workers, regardless of immigration status, and the Labor...
Every business has different policies regarding how they treat their workers. So long as companies comply with federal regulations and California state law, they can create the type of work culture that they deem appropriate given the nature of the business. Some...
You work for a company in California, and you typically take your lunch breaks at your desk. The business isn’t very close to any restaurants or anything of this nature, so you just bring lunch from home. You started out eating in your car, but then you figured it was...
California has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. It was raised to $16.50 at the beginning of this year. A number of cities within the state, including San Diego, have even higher minimum wages, largely due to their cost of living. Another one of those...
In many occupations, employees follow a weekly shift schedule and are also expected to remain on-call in case they are needed. For instance, security guards and health care workers may have scheduled and/or on-call hours. It is easy to lose track of your earnings in...
Work isn’t just clocking in at your desk or factory floor. It also includes any time you’re performing tasks for your employer, whether at home, in the car or on vacation. Are you responding to work emails, taking phone calls or completing assignments outside your...
Filing a wage and hour claim in California can be a stressful process, especially when you’re already dealing with the practical (and emotional) consequences of unpaid wages, overtime violations or the misclassification as an independent contractor. While it may be...
Those who move to California for work are sometimes unaware of how overtime laws work here. After all, in other states, you generally have to reach 40 hours before you start getting overtime. If you work 42 hours during the week, for example, you get paid for 40 hours...
Employers set regulations and conduct standards for employees, but there are limits to what they include in these. One thing that shocks some California employees is that employers can’t forbid employees to discuss their pay. The right to discuss wages is present...
If you ask the average worker if they’re experiencing wage theft on the job, they will probably say they’re not. They believe they’re being paid fairly. Similarly, if you ask the average American about the most common types of theft in the United States, they will...