Wages & Hours

What Are Considered Part-Time Hours in California?

American workers are the backbone of this country. Employees spend hours working over a burning hot grill, waiting tables, working on assembly lines, delivering packages in time for the holidays, and a multitude of other tasks required to keep our economy going. And despite all this, they are frequently taken advantage of by greedy companies. It is because our...

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Employment Law Blog

3 Famous Wrongful Termination Cases and Rulings by the Supreme Court

Wrongful termination lawsuits, often rooted in public policy violations, necessitate a compelling connection between the employee’s actions and the specific public policy in question. These legal actions are intricate and demanding, offering a means of redress for employees who allege unjust dismissal. One of the most common reasons a former employee may file a lawsuit against their previous employer...

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Employment Law Blog

What Are Time Clock Laws in California?

If you’re an employee in California, make sure your employer pays you for your time and lets you rest. Under California labor law, employers are not required to offer mandatory grace periods for clocking in and out. However, employers have the option to provide a voluntary 10-minute grace period for employees when they clock out. This flexibility aims to...

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Employment Law Blog

Can I Work Through My Lunch Break in California?

To protect employee safety and wellbeing, employers are legally required to give their workers break periods for meals and rest time during the course of a work day.  Sometimes, though, you may not need or want a break. You might think it’s more efficient for you to work through your lunch period, for instance, and finish your work early....

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Employment Law Blog

What are the Meal and Rest Break Requirements for CA Employees?

California Meal And Rest Break Requirements For Employees  Although employees in California are protected by some of the strongest employment laws in the U.S., workers here also experience some of the highest rates of employer wage theft in the country. One of the most easily overlooked ways that employers steal from their workers? Violating their rights to meal and...

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Employment Law Blog

How It Just Got Easier For California Workers To Get Justice For Employer Retaliation

You’re an associate at a wealth management firm in Sacramento, where, for the past couple of months, your manager has been making increasingly inappropriate comments about your appearance and body. You tried to tell your manager that these comments make you uncomfortable, but he laughed off your concerns. You go to speak to HR, saying that you’re considering filing...

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Employment Law Blog

What California’s Latest Crackdown On Non-Compete Agreements Means For Employees

Around 40 percent of American workers face limitations in their career development and earning power due to an employer’s non-compete agreement. Often under the guise of safeguarding a company’s protected information, these contracts restrict when and where employees can find work in their chosen industry, trapping workers in undesirable jobs and preventing them from making a competitive living wage. ...

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Wages & Hours

What Is the Penalty for Not Paying Employees on Time in California?

Imagine: You arrive for your shift at the LA restaurant where you work on payday, looking forward to taking home a check at the end of the night. But when you go to your manager to pick up your paycheck, your manager doesn’t have it. He says the restaurant is having a temporary cash flow problem but promises that...

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Non Compete Agreements

5 Ways to Beat a Non-Compete Agreement in New York

Ottinger Employment Lawyers Can Help with Non-Compete Agreements New York non-compete agreements are widely abused and overused.   Most of them are not enforceable because New York disfavors them. New York courts will only enforce them in only very rare limited situations.   As explained more below, we are able to defeat most non-compete agreements by using the Legitimate...

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