Category: Failure to Pay Wages

Service industry workers are often rewarded for good service with tips from their customers. These gratuities are usually calculated as a percentage of the entire bill, somewhere between 10-20%. Baristas, waiters, bartenders,…

Employees have a right to fair pay. However, employers can make mistakes that prevent this from happening. These mistakes, whether purposeful or accidental, can have serious consequences. Employees who aren’t fairly paid…

Wage theft is a billion-dollar business. Dollar by dollar, workers in the United States are deprived of more than $50 billion every year – and some of them don’t even realize they’re being robbed.…

In California, rest breaks and meal periods are fundamental to employment law. Recognizing their importance in maintaining a productive and healthy work environment, the state has enacted specific regulations to ensure that…

There are many practices that employers engage that could disadvantage their employees. California has long helped to lead the way in protecting workers’ rights in large part by having employment rules that…

California local entities (cities and counties) are allowed to authorize minimum wage rates. Thus, while the state minimum wage is $15.50/hour for both employers with 25 employees or less and those with 26 employees…

California, known for its stringent labor laws, has established strong safeguards to help protect workers’ rights, including measures aimed at protecting fair compensation and minimizing unlawful treatment in the workplace. One crucial…

Unfortunately, not all employers pay their employees the correct amount. If you spot a discrepancy in your wages, your first option is to point out the error to your employer. In some…

California workers expect to receive payment for the hours worked at the end of their pay period, on their regularly scheduled payday. However, for many reasons, employees don’t always receive prompt payments.…

Knowing whether your work commute or waiting time while working on-call qualifies as paid work time is essential in California. According to California’s wage and hour laws, any work performed on behalf…