On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Jul 28, 2020 | Wage And Hour Claims
If California employees find out that they have not been paid the required minimum wage and overtime pay, they may be able to recover those wages. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, requires that employers pay at least the federal minimum wage for their...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Wage And Hour Claims
Media outlets have reported that Papa John’s has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by workers who accused the Kentucky-based pizza chain of violating California wage and hour laws and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiffs...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Feb 25, 2020 | Wage And Hour Claims
Hourly workers make up approximately 58% of the American labor force. California law provides for and protects the rights of these workers. One important provision within California’s labor laws is the right to meal breaks and rest breaks. However, employers aren’t...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Dec 11, 2019 | Wage And Hour Claims
In today’s cutthroat business world, companies are looking for more and more ways to increase profits. Many companies achieve this by cutting costs. Unfortunately, this can directly affect loyal and dedicated employees. Most wage and hour claims these days...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Oct 23, 2019 | Wage And Hour Claims
These days, it is not uncommon for employees in the United States to feel that they are overworked and underpaid. A fundamental part of employment is that all employees are paid appropriately for the work they provide. Fortunately, wage and hour...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Oct 7, 2019 | Wage And Hour Claims
California workers enjoy some of the best labor laws in the country. Even so, there is one area where many workers felt the laws fell short: overtime pay. The Obama administration did make attempts to change this, making millions more people eligible for overtime pay...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Sep 2, 2019 | Wage And Hour Claims
Californians are more fortunate than many Americans when it comes to overtime pay. California is one of several states that put in place better overtime pay laws than the federal government. According to CNN Business, state law requires employers to pay 1.5 times the...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Aug 14, 2019 | Wage And Hour Claims
On the campaign trail for the 2016 presidential elections, Bernie Sanders and other democrats raised the importance of a higher minimum wage. At the time, many private corporations shot down the idea of raising the minimum wage to the $15 Sanders recommended. However,...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Jul 10, 2019 | Wage And Hour Claims
According to California law, employers have a duty to provide their workers with rest breaks, provided that workers have performed labor for four hours. So if you notice that your employer is not giving workers the amount of rest breaks that they deserve, it is a...
On behalf of Anticouni & Associates | Jun 7, 2019 | Wage And Hour Claims
There are many rules and regulations to protect workers in California, and giving appropriate breaks is one of them. The state requires employers to give rest and meal breaks when employees work a certain number of hours. If an employer does not grant these breaks,...
