California workers have likely heard of California’s Equal Pay Act. In its simplest terms, the act requires “equal pay for equal work”, meaning it is an illegal form of workplace discrimination to pay employees of the opposite sex or of another race or ethnicity less...
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Protections under the California Equal Pay Act
The California Equal Pay Act was enacted to protect the rights of employees whose employers engage in discriminatory practices based on gender. Since the act became law, it has been updated many times and strengthened along the way to help ensure pay equity. Its...
U.S. Supreme Court may review California wage disputes
Federal laws can affect wage and employment legal protections for California’s transportation workers. The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing appeals involving truckers who want exceptions from laws making it difficult to defend their independent contractor status and an...
Have you been illegally required to work off the clock?
When you perform work for your employer, you deserve to be paid. The sad reality, though, is that many employers try to cheat workers out of their pay by utilizing a number of illegal tactics. One of those strategies is requiring workers to perform their duties while...
Some basics about wage and hour laws in California
Wage and hour laws in California protect workers from being taken advantage of by their employers. California has some of the strongest worker protection laws in the country. The following is some basic information about California wage and hour laws in California...
Key factors to worker classification
The way that you’re classified as a worker can have a tremendous impact not only on the way you carry out your work duties, but also how you’re compensated. This is because workers that are classified as employees oftentimes receive benefits such as health insurance...
The basics of age discrimination that you should know
You’ve worked hard to build experience in your line of work, and you’ve demonstrated loyalty to your employer. But have you noticed that you’re consistently passed over for promotion and that your employer tends to favor younger workers? Have you been subjected to an...
Minimum wages in California
It seems that the news has stories about labor shortages and pay disparities just about every night. We see the signs, “Now Hiring,” everywhere across the state, from major cities, like Los Angeles, to tiny suburbs. And, with minimum wage rates set differently...
How do I file a wage theft complaint?
With the popularity of Reddit exploding, especially with the r/antiwork Sub-Reddit, and the overall labor shortage, wage theft has become a hot topic. Though, some may be confused as to what wage theft is and how one files against their employer, if they believe their...
Three key steps in building your sexual harassment claim
Despite a public campaign to raise awareness of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace, sexually harassing behavior continues to occur across America’s workplaces. If you’ve been subjected to sexual harassment, reported it, and subsequently faced a...