Wage & Hour Laws

Workers may not be aware that there are employment classifications. These are different categories of workers based on their employment status. These classifications can affect how a worker is paid and their rights in the workplace. Employment types There are two main...

If you are a job seeker or an employee in California, you may have heard about the new pay transparency law that took effect on January 1, 2023. Indeed, we recently posted on the topic. This law requires employers with 15 or more employees to disclose the pay range...

What happens if your employer did not pay you for all the hours you clocked in? Or what if they paid you less than your agreed-upon salary? Maybe they took away the tips you earned or paid you less than minimum wage with no tip credit. In any of these situations, your...

Retail employees often face unpredictability in their work schedules which costs them time and money.  Effective April 1, Los Angeles will join other jurisdictions by enforcing local wage and hour laws requiring good-faith estimates of work schedules. Ordinance The...

You have been a dutiful and hardworking employee who has been saving up vacation time for a big trip or perhaps just as security should the unexpected need to leave work arise. It is nearing the end of the year and now your employer is telling you that if you do not...

Overtime pay is a fundamental part of employment law in California. Often, workers are unaware about the smaller details about overtime. They might have a basic understanding that they should be paid 1.5 times their regular wages if they work beyond 40 hours in a...

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...

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...

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...

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...