Employers have an obligation to pay their employees according to certain legal standards. If an employee is not paid in full or is paid an unlawfully low wage, they could seek compensation in court. It’s important for employees to understand the possible types of...
Protecting The Rights Of Workers
Throughout California
Wage & Hour Law
What is the California Equal Pay Act and how does it work?
The California Equal Pay Act was enacted decades ago to help women fight back against wage discrimination. Historically, women have been paid less money compared with men in similar jobs. The California Equal Pay Act has been amended over the years. At its core, the...
California has updated its wage and hour laws
The state of California has updated some important laws regarding wages and employment. These new updates are designed to give employees more leverage to collect wage and hour awards. The updates will also make it much harder for employers to resist paying workers...
The evolving employment classification of rideshare drivers in California
Opportunities for ridesharing and food delivery jobs continue to increase, and rideshare drivers make up a growing portion of the American workforce. Rideshare drivers are generally classified as independent contractors, but in California and other parts of the...
California Labor Commissioner’s Office sees rise in wage theft cases
Wage theft is a widespread problem in California. The California Labor Commissioner's Office is a watchdog agency that has conducted lengthy investigations into wage theft by interviewing employees and reviewing payroll records. The agency has cited many companies for...
Can my employer in California force me to sign an arbitration agreement?
Arbitration agreements are a way that employers try to avoid being sued by employees for employment law violations, such as wage and hour violations or sexual harassment. Historically, if an employee or a job applicant signs an arbitration agreement, that person...
Wage theft is a major problem in California
Wage theft occurs when an employer refuses to pay the correct amount of wages that an employee has earned. In California and across the country, this type of theft has affected the livelihood of millions of workers. There are certain types of workers who are impacted...
New law in California increases penalties for wage theft
California Governor Gavin Newson has signed Assembly Bill No. 1003 into law. It's a statute that makes intentional theft of wages a felony. As of January 2022, perpetrators of the crime could find themselves charged with grand theft. AB 1003 California Penal Code...
What are meal and rest break penalties in California?
California employment laws provide some of the strongest protections in the world for workers. Those protections include your right to meal and rest breaks. If an employer violates an employee's meal and rest break rights, the employer must pay the employee meal and...
Here are some things that make California’s wage and hour laws unique
California's wage and hour laws offer some of the strongest protections in the world for workers. Here are some important things to understand if you work in California. Higher minimum wage As discussed in a recent post, California's minimum wage is significantly...