On behalf of JCL Law Firm, APC | Jul 30, 2020 | Employment Law
While it is important for your employer to grant you a period of rest as required by California law, your rights go further than simply stopping your work related activities. A rest period grants you leeway to depart the workplace if you desire. If an employer tries...
On behalf of JCL Law Firm, APC | Jul 20, 2020 | Employment Law
California workers like you deserve every benefit and right owed to you. Unfortunately, some employers will try to shirk their duties. They do not want to give you the full benefits of employment. For that reason, they may misclassify you. The misclassification of...
On behalf of JCL Law Firm, APC | Jul 2, 2020 | Employment Law
A landmark 2018 case in California is affecting the scrupulousness of employers all across the state. In Roderick Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc, a terminated Wal-Mart stock associate led a class-action lawsuit over the details on his paycheck. The judge ordered...
On behalf of JCL Law Firm, APC | Jun 3, 2020 | Employment Law
From 2017 through 2019, the case of Robert Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. drew attention from news outlets all around the state of California. It was a case where Wal-Mart employees sued the company for wage statements that did not comply with state law....
On behalf of JCL Law Firm, APC | May 19, 2020 | Employment Law
The current public health crisis has led millions of employees to work from home. If you are among these workers, you may be racking up work-related charges on personal devices. Your bills may have increased if you’ve modified your internet and phone plans to...
On behalf of JCL Law Firm, APC | Oct 16, 2018 | Employment Law
Are California car salespersons entitled to paid rest breaks? Yes. What is the paid rest break requirement in California for car salesmen and car sales women? California car salespersons are entitled to 10-minute paid rest break for every four-hour work period, or...
On behalf of JCL Law Firm, APC | Jun 28, 2018 | Employment Law
In California, if an employer fires or terminates an employee, the employer must immediately pay the employee all unpaid wages at the time. If an employee quits his or her employment, the employer shall pay the employee all unpaid wages with 72 hours. (Labor Code §§...
On behalf of JCL Law Firm, APC | Jun 1, 2018 | Employment Law
Recently the California Supreme Court held that California employers must compensate their employees a premium hour of wages at the employee’s regular rate of pay for “on call” rest breaks. In the landmark decision Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., the...
