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When you are fired for discriminatory reasons, you may want to go Hellfire and Brimstone. You may want to sue your ex-employer for every dollar they have, plus one dollar more. You want justice, and discrimination-based wrongful termination justifies that righteous...
You work hard at your trade, and you deserve to be fairly compensated. Some employers, however, try to skirt California wage and hour laws by claiming a worker is an independent contractor rather than an employee. The ABC test AB 5 was a bill that addressed the...
Workers in California are entitled to meal breaks if they work at least five hours. These meal breaks are mandatory, but some employers refuse to grant them. This often leads to litigation. For this reason, workers in California will want to educate themselves on...
An employee’s right to receive payment in a timely and regular manner is so important in this country that nearly every state has laws in place to guarantee it. Payday laws stipulate the frequency of pay, and the requirement of written notice of these regulations....
As a worker, you may find yourself in a position where you must use your own money to pay for a work-related expense. Under California law, you are entitled to be reimbursed for these expenses. If you are not, you may have grounds to pursue legal action to obtain what...
Many employees in the San Diego area receive at least some of their income from commissions based on the products or services they sell. A subset of these employees receive pay based almost exclusively on commissions. Earned commissions are considered wages under...
We all like to feel secure in our employment. But, the reality is that each year in California and throughout the country many people are terminated from employment – whether they know it’s coming or not. Of course, in most states and in most situations, employees are...
More workers conducted their employer’s business at home since 2020 and full-time work at a central workplace may not return. Employees should know their legal rights while working away from their employer’s on-site location. Section 9802 California law, section 9802...
There has been an ongoing battle between rideshare companies and drivers regarding worker classification. Gig driver companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash wanted to classify their workers as independent contractors – in order to avoid providing them additional...
California workers may assume that if they are paid a salary, as opposed to an hourly rate, they are an exempt employee. Exempt employees do not get paid for overtime and are not entitled to the same break periods as hourly employees. However, earning a salary does...