Many companies that hire hourly workers micromanage the time of their employees. They often have all kinds of rules about time theft, including limits on how long a bathroom break can be. Some accuse their workers of doing personal things while on the clock and claim...
These days, it’s rare for a business to operate without at least one or two independent contractors in their workforce. However, accidentally misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor can open your business up to all kinds of legal liability -- including...
Many people oversimplify overtime laws. Both Federal and California state overtime laws have more nuances than the average person realizes. For example, there are many circumstances beyond just working more than 40 hours in one week that could give rise to someone...
Even if you work in a tipped profession, the customers may not place the tips directly into your hand. They may be left on a table or a counter, for example, to be collected later. There are plenty of stories of employers scooping up these cash tips and keeping them....
For Amazon, the hits just keep coming: The company is besieged by claims from employees that they’re overworked and forced to endure physically dangerous conditions nearly every day. Now, a former employee in one of the company’s California warehouses is alleging that...
When you’re on the clock, you should be paid for your work. What about times when you’re in your workplace and aren’t clocked in, though? Are there times when your employer is taking advantage of your hard work and failing to pay you? If so, then you’re not alone....
A standard workday in the United States is typically eight hours long. If an employee works five days in a week, that gives them a 40-hour week. While most employees know that they deserve overtime pay for exceeding 40 hours during the week, is the same true if you...
If you work in California and you are paid per hour, you may be confused about your entitlements under the law. For example, if you work a 12-hour shift, you will obviously need to have breaks so that you can eat and drink as well as visit the restroom. Many...
McDonald's employees will soon receive something extra. A check for $3,900 is headed to some employees, and the funds aren't part of the fast food giant's generosity. McDonald's recently settled a wage-theft case, leading the company to pay out $26 million. The move...
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...
