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...
Wage And Hour Claims
Can your employer take your tips?
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....
Amazon warehouse employee in California files lawsuit over breaks
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...
Meal breaks, training and work activities: When do employers pay?
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....
Do you get overtime pay for working more than 8 hours in a shift?
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...
Your right to breaks as a California worker
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...
How did McDonald’s reach a wage-theft settlement
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...
Victims of companies that illegally underpay
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...
Papa John’s agrees to settle wage and hour class action
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...
What’s legal when it comes to lunch breaks?
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...