Employers typically try to keep the pay rates for different employees (even those who share the same position) quiet, but they aren’t allowed to stop employees from discussing their wages amongst themselves – even if the employer would prefer that information be kept...
Something a job is an hourly employee often means accepting variations in your monthly income. When sales are slow, your employer may cut your hours and leave you struggling to pay your bills. When someone quits unexpectedly, you may have to put in far more hours than...
Workers in every industry have protection under both federal and state employment laws. The right to overtime pay when someone works more than a certain number of hours in a week, so many days in a row without a break or exceptionally long shifts is an important...
If you are trying to work to earn a living, the last thing that will help you is getting paid less than you deserve. In California, all employees have to be paid the minimum wage (with some minor exceptions). The minimum wage can vary across the state, but unless a...
When you work, you expect to receive a fair wage. This amount is determined when you are hired and may be incrementally increased for the duration of your employment. While this is the expectation, it’s not always how things work out. More and more California workers...
When you get to work every day, you may need to physically punch a paper if your employer still uses a physical time clock. You may need to input your personal employee information in a specialized computer terminal if they use a digital timekeeping system. You then...
If you work in a gratuity-based position, you probably work hard to make your shifts worth the effort. A good attitude and a lot of hustle could mean that you make a competitive hourly wage when you factor in the tips that your customers leave. Under California law, a...
A number of new laws that affect California employees take effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Typically, the new batch of employment-related laws that take effect each year in California increase the rights of employees and help protect them from discrimination, abuse, wrongful...
Of all the financial damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, unpaid overtime is one factor that is hitting hourly workers hard. According to a study by the ADP Research Institute, employees are putting in a full day of work per week, on average, of unpaid overtime....
Overtime pay reimburses workers for long hours and prevents companies from working their staff ragged. The federal government has long required that nonexempt workers receive 150% of their typical hourly wage when they have put in more than 40 hours during a specific...
