Wage & Hour Law

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...

The minimum wage has been a major focus of California wage and hour law in recent years. Beginning with legislation passed in 2017, the California minimum wage has increased annually. This process will continue until 2023 and perhaps longer if subsequent legislation...

Meals and rest breaks are important for all employees. Breaks allow you to mentally and physically reset so that after your break you can go back to being productive, alert and on-point. Studies have shown that workers who take regular paid breaks are actually more...

Employees in California who have not been paid in full for their hours worked are entitled to back pay. Simply put, back pay is the difference between the amount of compensation you were paid and the higher amount of compensation you were supposed to be paid. There...

In California, if you work for an hourly wage, you are entitled to overtime pay when you work more than eight hours in a single workday. Unfortunately, many employers fail to meet their legal obligation to pay workers their full overtime wages. Some companies go to...

In a lawsuit that dates back nearly three years, a group of women assert that there is a secrecy policy at Disney that violates the California Equal Pay Act. The outcome of the case may clarify whether Disney instituted a pay secrecy policy that violated California...

State laws regarding wages and work hours are complex by nature — but even more so for multi-state employees. A case heard by the California Court of Appeals illustrates this complexity. At the core of the case is the question of whether California's wage and hour...

Companies that are struggling may decide to furlough their employees. In general, a furlough allows the company to save money on payroll without outright terminating employees. In difficult circumstances, a furlough may be the best available option — as opposed to a...

You have rights as an employee, and it's important to know them so that your employer doesn't take advantage of you. In fact, California has some of the strongest worker protection laws in the world. For example, your employer must provide you with a paid 10-minute...

Unfortunately, some employers in California fail to pay their employees their rightful overtime wages. In general, employees in California who work more than eight hours in a single workday are owed 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for each hour over eight. The...