Wage And Hour Claims

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...

When you leave each day for work, you do your best – and you expect your employer to pay you fairly. However, it’s not uncommon for employers to subject their employees to wage discrimination. Wage discrimination happens when you are paid less than your team members...

California state law and federal employment regulations protect the right of hourly workers and some salaried employees to receive overtime wages when they work long hours. California extends more comprehensive overtime protections to workers than the federal...

In California, you are entitled to your entire final paycheck for hours worked. In addition to this final paycheck, you are owed unused vacation pay. If you have unused sick time, your employer is not required to pay you for it. Some employers do pay for unused sick...