Employees in California have rights that aren’t present for people in other states. The labor laws in this state provide significant protections for workers. One of these is the right to have a meal period when they’re working. The meal period in California must be...
In many states, you don’t receive overtime pay unless you exceed 40 hours in a workweek, which is considered a standard full-time schedule. If an employee works 42 hours in a week, for example, they are entitled to overtime pay for just two of those hours, while the...
Employees in California have protections that aren’t present in federal labor laws. One protection that this state offers is that it requires employers to provide meal breaks for employees who meet specific requirements. Meal periods are unpaid breaks of at least 30...
Wage violations happen frequently. Some reports claim that wage theft is more common than any other type of theft in the United States. People often think of home invasions, bank robberies or similar crimes, but most theft occurs when corporations steal wages from...
A pay cut can be quite a financial blow to an employee. The employer may argue that it is necessary to reduce pay, perhaps doing so for multiple employees just because the business itself has seen a reduction in revenue. But, employees are still frustrated when their...
What happens when you’re a part-time employee and your employer sends you home 15 minutes into your shift because there’s not enough work for you? One of the lesser-known labor law regulations in California is the so-called “four-hour minimum” shift rule. It’s an...
Certain industries force companies to have a specific number of workers present or available. Medical facilities, for example, need to have a minimum number of employees on hand for the protection of patients. Airlines typically need to have a certain number of people...
Most modern employers are quite eager to control staffing expenses. In some cases, they may even go so far as to violate the law in their attempts to keep costs low. They may deprive workers of wages they have earned and violate rules regarding overtime wages or...
Companies should pay workers in accordance with their contracts and employment records. The law imposes numerous wage and hour laws on businesses that have employees. A worker's status, their contract and even the industry in which they work can affect their wage...
There are dozens of laws protecting the rate wage rights of workers in California. Federal laws established key baselines for fair pay, and California expanded on many of those rules. Workers have a right to fair wages, and they also have a right to expect that their...