California law dictates that all employers have a legal obligation to pay employees their wages when those wages are due. This law includes payment for overtime work and final paychecks. An employer not paying on time violates California labor laws and must be held accountable for their adverse actions. If your employer failed to pay you on time or...
Continue ReadingYour time and labor are valuable, so it’s important to ensure your employer pays you what you’re worth. In most cases, you should be receiving the California minimum wage rate or more for your hard work. If you’re concerned your boss hasn’t been paying you what’s legally required under California minimum wage laws, you could be the victim of...
Continue ReadingIt’s been a very long week. After five grueling twelve-hour days, you are ready for some rest. You are also ready for that overtime payment. However, when payday comes, you notice that you were paid at your regular rate for overtime hours. You think that this has to be a mistake, so you ask your employer. If your employer...
Continue ReadingAmerican 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...
Continue ReadingIf you’re an employee in California, make sure your employer pays you for your time and lets you rest. California law takes proper employee compensation and break times seriously. If an employer violates California time clock laws regarding employee breaks and compensation, they might have to pay damages. To receive damages for time clock violations, employees need to know...
Continue ReadingCalifornia has a robust set of laws that protect workers’ wage rights. The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) is the state-level agency that handles wage claims made by California employees. The law allows for several options for an employee to win a California wage claim. If you are having trouble getting your final pay from your old...
Continue ReadingCalifornia law states that when you end your employment relationship with an employer, they must pay your final wages immediately. If they don’t, then there are remedies available to you against your old employer . California workers should not have to wait days, weeks or months for their final paychecks. If the employer is holding your final pay hostage...
Continue ReadingThe Coronavirus pandemic is forcing rapid change on the way we work and some of those changes might stick. Zoom meetings, for example, are replacing business trips while travel is restricted. But will the convenience and efficiency of online meetings reduce business travel once the restrictions are lifted? Why travel to see prospects when you can meet them...
Continue ReadingCommission disputes are all too common in California. The threshold question in most of these cases is do the commissions at issue constitute earned wages under the California Labor Code? What is a “Commission”? In order to answer this question, let’s first look at what counts as a “commission” under California law. Section 204.1 of the California Labor Code states, “Commission wages are compensation paid to any person for...
Continue ReadingMany San Francisco employees are required to commute between two or more work sites during the day. This obligation raises several important issues that San Francisco employees should be aware of. First, San Francisco employees are entitled to be reimbursed for all work related out-of-pocket expenses, such as travel related expenses, cell phone charges, meal and entertainment expenses, and...
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