Articles Posted in Wage and Hour

California employment laws are constantly changing. The California legislature has enacted several new laws that will go into effect this year. Below is a guide to the most important changes in California employment law that you need to know. 2024 Developments in California Employment Law First, California has expanded its paid sick leave laws. Paid…

Overtime is a common issue that occurs often in the workplace. As an employee, it is important that you are paid for every hour that you work. In the state of California, there are important labor laws put in place in order to protect employees rather than employers with respect to overtime pay. When it…

In many cases, companies will protect their financial interests above all else. This can often cause issues for employees, especially ones that earn a significant portion of their wages from commissions and bonuses. All employees have a right to be paid what they have earned. Fortunately, in the state of California there are laws in…

With the holidays quickly approaching, many California employees may be wondering if their employers have to pay them for the time they are given off of work. Not surprisingly, the answer is: it depends. Like many other states, California employers are not required to pay their workers holiday pay when they close for business on…

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which affect many private and public companies; including those in California, prescribes standards for the basic minimum wage and overtime pay. The FSLA is administered by the Employment Standards Administration’s Wage and Hour Division within the U.S. Department of Labor. The basic requirements of the FLSA include: While the…

Various state and federal laws govern the amount of wages to which an Orange County employee is entitled. A recent case involving a collective bargaining agreement (Vranish v. Exxon Mobil Corp.) illustrates the fact that unionized California employees may be subject to different legal requirements than employees not represented by a union or labor group…

Orange County employees receive a number of state and federal protections relating to their wages. For example, various regulations govern the minimum amount an employee must be paid and whether or not a given employee is entitled to overtime. California and federal wage and hour laws also cover issues relating to tips, meal breaks, and…

Are you an unpaid intern who deserves to be paid fair wages? Many California employers take the seemingly less expensive route of hiring “free labor” in the form of unpaid internships, cutting hundreds if not thousands of individuals out of hard-earned paychecks, when in fact, the duties these interns are performing are those of an…