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...
There are a few work-related conversations as emotive as what a worker is being compensated for work done. Of course, money is never everything, but it is one of the primary reasons why you wake up to go to work every morning. So, what can you do if you suspect you...
Some businesses pay their workers less than minimum wage legally because those workers receive gratuities from customers. Tipped positions usually come with a lower hourly wage, but workers can potentially earn good money if they provide excellent service. When you...
There are many different ways that an employer can classify someone who works for them. Someone may be a part-time or full-time employee or perhaps an independent contractor. Your employer's classification may initially seem unimportant to you. However, it might...
Workers are entitled to receive payment for all work completed. The use of technology in the workplace to document time worked is susceptible to manipulation by employers. The theft of wages is a form of larceny, and thus a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act...
Modern technology has changed the way that most people in this country live, work and do business -- but tech is also a double-edged sword that can end up being used to cheat workers out of their hard-earned wages. Consider, for example, the process of time clock...
Did you know that it’s common for certain kinds of employers to underpay their employees? There are a few reasons why employees are underpaid. For example, an employee who has a fear of asking for a raise may not be able to negotiate for a fair wage. Some people fail...
You've finished cashing out your final tables for the night, and the flow of customers in to the restaurant where you work has begun to slow down. Your boss tells you it's time to clock out, which you do. Then, he tells you to roll silverware for half an hour so that...
