Protecting The Rights Of Workers
Throughout California
It's an increasingly common tactic for employers to ask employees to sign an arbitration agreement that bars the employees from filing a class action lawsuit. However, in California, it is illegal to bar all representative actions, and many arbitration agreements are...
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...
Many employees in California are under the impression that if they are paid a salary — rather than an hourly wage — then they are not entitled to overtime pay. But that simply is not the case. In California, employees cannot be exempt from overtime pay if their salary...
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...
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...