Wage And Hour Claims

California has long been a “pro-employee” kind of state, with laws heavily favoring workers’ rights – but that doesn’t stop wage theft from happening on a regular basis. One of the most common ways that wage theft happens is when an employer violates their employees’...

Companies often look for new ways to demand more from their workers in the interest of maximizing profits. They may increase sales quotas even though the business is profitable. They might change policies and refuse to grant overtime to eligible workers. Sometimes,...

The way that companies pay their workers and the terms of an employment contract have a direct influence on those workers' rights. The method that a company uses to calculate pay a worker for their time may have a direct impact on the other rights that employee has. ...

Many employees make the bulk of their wages from tips. They are supposed to be paid at least minimum wage, but they could easily make more than that in tips every hour – on top of their standard wages.  As a result, employees are often very protective of their tips....

Federal and state wage and hour laws are confusing to many members of the U.S. workforce. Since these laws are subject to rapid change, it creates even more confusion. California has some of the most beneficial (for employees) wage and hour laws. However, an employer...

Overtime pay can substantially increase someone's paycheck. If a worker has to put in more than 40 hours in a work week, they may receive 150% of their average hourly wage for their extra hours. Although many workers would love to put in overtime work, many employers...

You may have heard people say that those working in the service industry are often only paid $2.13 per hour. This applies to tipped workers, such as waiters and waitresses, along with many others in the service industry.  To you, that seems like an absurdly low wage...

The decision to leave a job isn’t always an easy one. Instead, many employees go back and forth for a while before they make the decision to walk away from a company. California is an at-will employment state, which means that the employer or employee can terminate...

You’re the only one left at work one evening, at the end of the day, and there are still some tasks to get done. You believe that your boss would be frustrated if they came in the next day and found out that no one had accomplished these tasks. Once you go over your...